Wind generator mounted on monitor frame

[Subway Sailor]

I want to buy a wind generator and mount it onto the monitor wind vane frame using a removable system so i don't have to drill anymore holes in my deck. Has this ever been done? If so how?


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[roverhi]

Wouldn't want to put anymore stress on the thin gauge SS tubing of the Monitor. The tubing is known to crack at the welds on Monitors that have done a lot of miles, like more than 50,000. Would not want to add the additional load of a windmill to that. Would even be hesitant about running a brace to the vane for the pole that a windmill was mounted on.

[Cheechako]

Yeah. mount it in front of the vane... that way you can turn it around and power it from the batteries like a fan... it will steer for you... WAIT.. that's an autopilot!