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Shauneen
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Initially Posted - 05/10/2011 : 19:32:46

Good Evening All
After reading the post on anchor lights I realized I must get some sort of reflector up before we launch. We sail in the lower East Passage of Naragansett Bay. This is the primary route of tankers, freighters, and barges heading to Providence, RI as well as many recreational sail and powerboats. What do you use-how is it mounted?
As always-Thank You
Shauneen

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 05/10/2011 : 20:14:25

I made mine from 12x12 trailer repair patches. Check the phone book for trailer repair shops, you will need four. It hangs from the flag halyard attached to the spreaders.

Parts: the taps on the one piece with the screws/wing nuts don't show because of the picture angle

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 03:20:40

Jerry, I have always wondered, do those things spin like whirlygigs when the wind pops up?

Paul

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redviking
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 06:43:55

Narragansett Bay is a good place to have a reflector. The reflector shown above is available in a emergency and permanent style from WM and others. It is sold as the Davis Echomaster. It does blow around quite a bit. I prefer the MOBRI. It was invented by my Danish peeps and is the standard for the North Sea. It attaches to the standing rigging and is low profile.

Some like the Tri-lens... And the thread could go on from here to eternity.... This guy catalogued all know reflectors http://www.theradarreflectorsite.org/

sten

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 11:56:56

And the inexpensive Davis, in P/S tests, performed as well as the most expensive passive models. The 90º angles are critical to assure that nearly all of the energy is reflected back to the transmitter for maximum target signal.

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JohnP
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 12:31:17

Newport Harbor and the East Passage is a pretty crowded sailing area, and it sure is fun gawking at all the super-yachts.

Once my friend and I had picked up a mooring for his C-25 and were motoring in his 30 year old Zodiac to the dock. We found a bit of free space behind a 150' sailboat at Bowen's Wharf and saw 3 of the crew members in their starched, white uniforms boarding at the crew entrance along the stern carrying their other white uniforms in dry-cleaning bags!

In the fog you don't want to be out there with the big boys, radar reflector or not!

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 19:07:16

They will spin if the wind pipes up, but the important thing is the angles.
That is why it is hung on angle.

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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 19:45:21

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by frog0911
 They will spin if the wind pipes up, but the important thing is the angles. That is why it is hung on angle.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...in what's called the "catch rain" position (pretty much self-describing). If it's rigged on a flag halyard, one short string to a shroud can prevent the spinning and limit the bouncing around.

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 10:13:24

We decided on a Tri-lens and you may still be able to get the deal we set up with the owner of a website down in San Diego. The deal is toward the end of this thread: [url="http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=14998&whichpage=2"]Radar Reflectors[/url].

You need to be a member to get the discount, and I don't know if the deal is still valid. I negotiated the deal and bought mine several years ago and haven't talked to the owner since then.

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