[quote=benedict]ARGH! Sorry, double-posting...
I had a bridle vane on my Prindle. It worked GREAT for just the reason you mentioned, coastrat: it was in my field of view all the time, and I could check the entrance angle to the jib against it as a sanity check.
The Pacific Cat 19 doesn't really have a front bridle. It's got a crossbeam with a pivot for a roller furling foresail. If I stick the vane under the crossbeam, it's below deck level. I can't really attach it to the forestay, either, since it's attached to a roller furler.
I'm thinking of making an arm out of 1/8" stainless that'll stick out in front of the roller furler at a 45 degree upward. This should get the vane clear ahead of the foresail, above the hulls, and just below the foot of the sail. At the forward end of the arm, I'll bend it up to vertical. A shaft collar just above the bend and a second one at the upper end of the arm should provide a good pivot for the vane. Not exactly jeweled bearings, but pretty simple.
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