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Old 10-08-2020, 02:32 PM   #1
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Solve Burgee rattle?

I'd assume many boats have the stainless circular clips that hold a burgee on a stainless flag rod. The issue is with wind and say you're overnight somewhere and you don't want to listen to that "burgee rattle" all night... wonder if someone has come up with an easy solution, perhaps a different fastener or other to reduce burgee whipping and rattling noise.....?
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I'd assume many boats have the stainless circular clips that hold a burgee on a stainless flag rod. The issue is with wind and say you're overnight somewhere and you don't want to listen to that "burgee rattle" all night... wonder if someone has come up with an easy solution, perhaps a different fastener or other to reduce burgee whipping and rattling noise.....?
We have a burgee cover. You wrap the burgee around the pole and slip the cover over it and pull the fastener tight.

Amazon has them and they come in different colors, materials and lengths.
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Plastic wire ties at the attachment points.
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Plastic wire ties at the attachment points.

I use plastic wire ties at the attachment points, but still can hear the noise of the flag/mast at night. If it's a violent wind, however, I go topside and wrap the flag around the mast and fasten it with a heavy rubber band or two.
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+1 on the burgee cover. Not a perfect solution cause you have to remember to take it off again before getting under way.
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I'd assume many boats have the stainless circular clips that hold a burgee on a stainless flag rod. The issue is with wind and say you're overnight somewhere and you don't want to listen to that "burgee rattle" all night... wonder if someone has come up with an easy solution, perhaps a different fastener or other to reduce burgee whipping and rattling noise.....?
Same as everyone else so far...plastic zips ties to tighten the burgee up to the pole to reduce the rattling and a cover for when we are in home port. We got our canvas cover on etsy. I also use a piece of velcro to tie it up before the cover goes on.

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Thanks for the feedback. Yes sometimes even during daytime they can get noisy though i don't necessarily want to put a cover on it. Zip ties might help i'll try that.
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I use the clips in the photo. Unfortunately I don’t know who made them. You drill 2 holes on the sides of the pole and then squeeze the clip together and put the hook ends into the 2 holes. If you space the holes outwards from the burgee holes they will hold the leading hoist edge of the burgee taut. And no noise at all.
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If you don’t like zip ties, research Lashing. You can do some very artistic lashings.
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If you don’t like zip ties, research Lashing. You can do some very artistic lashings.
I made some very tiny Dyneema soft shackles with a knotted ball on one end.
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Burgee rattle? Never heard it.
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We use the cover off of an umbrella.
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Easy fix
Don't have a burgee.
Never had them or flags, no rattle and never need replacing
Money saved.
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Easy fix
Don't have a burgee.
Never had them or flags, no rattle and never need replacing
Money saved.

I guess in your remote location, guest flags aren't something you need to deal with? Jaunt to New Guinea??
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Just use string.
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Yeah string or twine lashing not necessarily an option when you have a stainless steel rod with just sort of a ~ 1mm drill hole just large enough for the steel pin.... but yes there are some other options here. I do like to fly a burgee either to let people know where we're going or where we're from and also for the extra wind indicator.
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Think outside the box. Stick a pin in the hole and lash the burgee to the SS pole & pin or enlarge the hole.
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I guess in your remote location, guest flags aren't something you need to deal with? Jaunt to New Guinea??
Guest flag as in country and quarantine flag if travelling overseas?

Sure, but they would he on a rope between a back rail and shade structure and attached by rope.
Have travelled OS on several previous vessels, none had a pole or metal clips for flags.
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Guest flag as in country and quarantine flag if travelling overseas?

Sure, but they would he on a rope between a back rail and shade structure and attached by rope.
Have travelled OS on several previous vessels, none had a pole or metal clips for flags.
You have ropes on boats down there?
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Think outside the box. Stick a pin in the hole and lash the burgee to the SS pole & pin or enlarge the hole.
Thanks but no, not practical to enlarge the hole.... but yes i can likely just use one circle pin on the upper and combine with some lashing....

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