Best Burgee

   Always saving my best capsizes for shallow water - I get through a small number of burgees each year - and they ain't cheap for what they are (£6.00+).

I've tries without them but inland down wind it can be hard to work out what is going on without one.

I current use the Holt ones - but with the plastic support (at right angles to the) metal stick - they are quite fragile.

I'm seriously thinking of making my own.

How many do you get through? What do you use at the top of the mast?

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timeintheboat Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Feb 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 615	Post Options Post Reply Quote timeintheboat Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Best Burgee Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 1:03pm
	Always saving my best capsizes for shallow water - I get through a small number of burgees each year - and they ain't cheap for what they are (£6.00+). I've tries without them but inland down wind it can be hard to work out what is going on without one. I current use the Holt ones - but with the plastic support (at right angles to the) metal stick - they are quite fragile. I'm seriously thinking of making my own. How many do you get through? What do you use at the top of the mast?
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Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 2:22pm
	Six so far this season, sacrificed to heavy birds landing on them and sliding the flag down the pole (Well it's that or the faries!) then they blow away in the next gale. None lost to capsizes.

FireballNeil Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 03 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 654	Post Options Post Reply Quote FireballNeil Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 3:34pm
	Go to your nearest sail loft and ask for a couple of sq metres of spinny cloth- bend the metal back into shape, replace cloth and one more burgee! It's alot cheaper than x years worth of new burgees!

Rob.e Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 19 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 545	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rob.e Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 4:47pm
	It's the plastic that goes, then the flag won't stay where it's put on the metal.

Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 5:38pm
	Use feathers in place of ripstop that degrades in UV. Stick 'em to where the flag goes and your back in business.
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Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Sep 07 at 6:40pm
	Depending on the boat you could screw your burgee mount onto the mainsail headboard, then at least it's easily replaced, and can be stored out of the sun. The problem is you can do a right annoying thing and get the burgee snagged between the mast and halyard where it promptly knackers itself.

121NCH Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 20 Oct 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote 121NCH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 07 at 12:31pm
	Be thankful you arent killing a windex every time. If you do repair your burgee, make sure it's balanced once done or it'll read differently once heeled. G.

stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 07 at 2:23pm
	what boat do you sail? different burgees work better in different boats. personally i dont use one at all in double handers and only use a wind indicator on the front of the mast in single handers, again i rarely use it, its far more effective to keep an eye on the tell tales


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	i like the falker ones with the full wire frame

tmoore Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Nov 07 Location: Wales Online Status: Offline Posts: 880	Post Options Post Reply Quote tmoore Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Nov 07 at 10:46pm
	my dad managed to get a piece of wire to replace the metal rod holding the burgee onto the mast. if i ever capsize or bend the burgee (normally whilst trying to get it on to the mast) then i just take it home and pour some boiling water on to the rod and it straightens itself back to the original shape. not sure where you would get these from as he is a chemical engineer and so has access to this type of thing. surely there would be somewhere on the interent where you can get these. they might be expensive but it theoretically lasts forever. tom
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