Machpoint005 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 15 hours ago, blackrose said: Because unfortunately one usually finds out that a horn is no longer working just when it's required. Even if you test it just before you set off it's too late. I want a horn that's waterproof and reliable and I'm not sure there's necessarily a correlation between cost and reliability. Do you test the horn on your BMW before you set off in the morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onewheeler Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I'm still on the first canister for our compressed air horn after twenty years. It's loud enough to scare the missus at the other end of the boat and cost peanuts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyG Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) I just binned my manual one cos it seemed to have stopped working, now realised it had the air-hole on the side, that;s another £3.75 down the drain. ? Edited March 28, 2019 by LadyG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 The only sound that'll do it for me is one of these - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO3Z9LyZZME (not the firs part) but I have to make do with an oooh Gaaa (klaxon type) instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 I fitted a pair of second hand Audi horns on Helvetia. Only cost a fiver and could be heard over engine noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 This is the horn on my boat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, David Schweizer said: I fitted a pair of second hand Audi horns on Helvetia. Only cost a fiver and could be heard over engine noise. You could probably have got second-hand VW horns for £4, and Skoda horns for £3, and they would all have been identical! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williams Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, OldGoat said: I have to make do with an oooh Gaaa (klaxon type) instead.. I had one of those, but it didn't make much impression on the Bridgekeepers on the Gloucester Ship Canal. That's when I got the Windtone off an old lorry. Much better response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Machpoint005 said: You could probably have got second-hand VW horns for £4, and Skoda horns for £3, and they would all have been identical! I realise that is intended to be an ironic joke, but I actually tested several at the specialist VW breakersm, and the Audi ones were definitely louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, David Schweizer said: I realise that is intended to be an ironic joke, but I actually tested several at the specialist VW breakersm, and the Audi ones were definitely louder. On the other hand, Audi indicators from a breakers will be in very good condition, due to their lack of use, but very cheap as there is no demand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 The Audi ones are louder cos they have four springs. They utilise the "four sprung hupe technique" Ok,Ok.....i'm going....tough crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, rusty69 said: The Audi ones are louder cos they have four springs. They utilise the "four sprung hupe technique" Ok,Ok.....i'm going....tough crowd. Its always been a tough crowd - how did you last this long? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Sea Dog said: Its always been a tough crowd - how did you last this long? I would have thought that most of us should be well marinaded by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 28, 2019 Report Share Posted March 28, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: I would have thought that most of us should be well marinaded by now. Speak for yerself. I've been marinised since 1999. I thought about getting myself de-marinised, but can't afford the divorce. Edited March 28, 2019 by rusty69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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