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jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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I have to still assert that my statement was correct. GPS speed is speed over ground. True wind is wind speed over ground. Of course...
May 3, 2026
jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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Right. I'm assuming my observations had a high degree of error. In fact, I didn't even write them down: this is just from memory. I...
May 3, 2026
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dlochner
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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As a mathematician you know n=1 studies are pretty weak. Multiple trials under different conditions will yield a more robust data set.
May 3, 2026
jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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So I'm actually a mathematician by trade, and I think the math here is pretty straightforward, so let's write down the equations (which...
May 3, 2026
jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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Since I'm measuring apparent wind, current is irrelevant. I'm just comparing speed over ground (from the GPS) with wind speed detected...
May 3, 2026
jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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Yeah: I agree. I've had the anemometer on and off over the years, and now put a new one on. Nothing should have changed. It was working...
May 3, 2026
jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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That's a good idea, but since 1 m/s = 1.94 knots, it would be reading slower, not faster. So that can't be it. I also just checked at...
May 3, 2026
jaysweet
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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Right. What I was noting was that heading into the wind, I should observe 5.5 + x, where x is the true wind speed, and 5.5 - x heading...
May 3, 2026
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Here’s another interesting use I don’t think we really reconized when this thread started - I took all of the manuals I had as PDF’s for...
May 3, 2026
Ward H
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Old ST60 with new transducer: wind speed is reading quite high.
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Was there any current running while doing your test? If so I'd expect the current is causing the up current / down current readings to...
May 3, 2026
mermike
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Surveyor in Southern California, Marina Del Rey area.
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Greetings all, I'm considering a sailboat in Marina del Rey and I'm looking for a comprehensive prepurchase survey. Can anyone...
May 3, 2026
mermike
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Is AI a tool that can aide boaters?
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I vibe coded a boat selection app based on Analytical Hierarchy Process. Took about an hour to create a functional, standalone web app...
May 3, 2026
mermike
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Less than two years after this thread was started I have a sailing related AI use case that would’ve been pretty unimaginable then - I...
May 3, 2026
Stu Jackson
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Is AI a tool that can aide boaters?
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John, doesn't your input here just reinforce my point? Thanks. You used a very good example, too. Interestingly, I have found that...
May 3, 2026
Hello Below
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Yeah well someone ought to show the new rules to the whales. Approaching the entrance to Dodd narrows from the South on a flood last...
May 3, 2026
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