Hello, I am involved in restoring a San Juan 23 at the Calgary Yacht Club in Canada. The wind indicator is broken: the weather vane portion (a black plastic casting) has snapped off. Also one of the black reference tabs is broken. I have looked on Ebay and West Marine for a replacement and can find none. Also I have tried the Binnacle and the Yacht Shop in Halifax, and a supplier in Vancouver, without success. I tried searching the net using "Clark pendulum stabilized wind indicator" (since the boat was made by Clark Boats, which has since gone out of business) also without success. I went to a local marina shop and looked at a Davis Windex 15 and the portion attaching the instrument to the mast is not the same thread as ours. A short threaded 1/2" 13 NC portion screws the device into the top-of-mast aluminum casting. The device is a pendulum stabilized non-encoding indicator. Where and how can I get a replacement? - Ian Douglas
San Juan 23 pendulum stabilized non encoding wind indicator replacement
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The parts you need are pretty basic. You could make them out of any plastic or metal with minimal effort.
The tab is just that a flat piece of plastic with a hole in the middle the wind vane is just a balanced wind vane (look online for a pattern). I would replace the bolts. and threaded parts which should be available at most hardware stores.
Interesting concept for a wind vane.
The tab is just that a flat piece of plastic with a hole in the middle the wind vane is just a balanced wind vane (look online for a pattern). I would replace the bolts. and threaded parts which should be available at most hardware stores.
Interesting concept for a wind vane.
I never thought about what bias would be caused by the canted angle of the wind vane while the boat is heeled. "Pendulum stabilized." Clever. Would it make a difference?