Fix marker 14

windsurferd · Joined: 08 Apr 1997 Posts: 61

Don't forget to look at the water!!! Sensors are good for letting us know when we should make the drive out to Sherman.

izitwindy? · Joined: 10 Jun 1998 Posts: 61

Given the length of time M10 has now been down, why not just take the additional step to move it back to M12...There is a clear majority of the community that wants it that way...It would be cool to have both but ther is a cost associated to adding sensors and M10/M12 might be too close to warrant one at each location. For sure we want M12 back in the game!

richiesteele · Joined: 02 Apr 2011 Posts: 6

whats the dealio?

derekd · Joined: 12 Mar 1994 Posts: 73

Reading zero now...I don't believe it.

jse · Joined: 17 Apr 1995 Posts: 1460 Location: Maui

airwave · Joined: 29 Jun 2000 Posts: 386

I'm with jse. I sail M10 and M8 all the time.

Sailing in front of M12 and the Park is just another way to take a windsurf beating. The water there is usually poor quality with lots of cross chop. If you are wishing for a new board but can't justify getting one just sail out in front of M12 and especially the Park. It will not take to long to delam the deck from the pounding you'll take. Justifying a new board will then be easy.

We need M10 back up and running where the water quality and wind quality is better.

Or, never mind. It's a bad idea to sail down at M10 or M8. Way to far from the launch. Sail at your own risk. The nearest town is Collinsville or Pittsburg.

I am told that the meter is still in place and spinning, just no reading from it.

hitech · Joined: 13 Aug 2000 Posts: 81

Rather than debating M10 vs M12, how about getting M10 back on line. I think it has been down for a couple of weeks now. Any help would be appreciated by all.

windfind · Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1901

Hi Gang,

I am not involved in sensor repair in any way but I have queried the main sensor repair team several times about the Sherman Island situation.

Basically we have wireless sensors on the 2 nav. aids. These communicate to base stations in a house on Sherman Island and then send the data to our servers. When the actual sensor on the nav. aid fails it takes time to arrange transportation, charter a boat and await for the right wind and tide. In this case it was the base station on shore that failed which is usually a fast repair.

However by coincidence both the owner of the house and the back up access person have been on vacation so we had no access to the base stations since the sensor failed. We are now shipping replacement base station units and they will be installed as soon we can get our sensor crew to Sherman Island from the east coast.

Currently the sensor crew is in Florida on a critical mission installing one of the 18" diameter 30 foot concrete poles that support our HurrNet (hurricane network) sensors that cover the eastern seaboard. As soon as they wrap up that job they will see to Sherman Island. See photos below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNAWR9Bc8sQ

http://www.weatherflow.com/coastal-weather-networks/custom-designed-mesonets/the-weatherflow-hurricane-network/

Mike Godsey
iwindsurf.com

izitwindy? · Joined: 10 Jun 1998 Posts: 61

Wow Mike,

If your crew can do that!, then it should be fairly simple to get M10, M12 and M14 back up and running consistently. Been with Iwindsurf for 20+ years and can't ever recall the sensors being down this long during the peak of the season...

Please fix M10 AND M12....I say fix M12 because it used to work and was a valuable asset in determining conditions.

You will make everyone happy!