[C320-list] B&G Wind Transmitter spiders

[Jim Sweet]

Upstate NY.  In Sodus Bay of Lake Ontario there are t shirts that have 
logo's of spiders and the caption "It wouldn't be Sodus Bay without the 
spiders".  Our wind vane stops most weeks until we get a good blow to break 
the webs.

Jim Sweet TGIF (Thank God It Floats) 901


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Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] B&G Wind Transmitter spiders


> What area of the country has this spider problem?? John Holokai 2
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> I second the spider web theory.? We seem to have a bumper crop this year 
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> there have been a lot of stuck wind vanes and mast head transducers.? 
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> Don't know if you have spiders in your area, but if so, they really do a 
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> holding the wind vane, but you cannot see the web!!!? We need to go up 
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> twice a season and remove the webs from the top of the mast.? Ken, #219, 
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> From: jpmesa at aol.com <jpmesa at aol.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] B&G Wind Transmitter
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Date: Monday, September 7, 2009, 11:27 AM
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> Our B&G Wind Transmitter at the top of the mast is starting to stick a 
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> It broke free, but I was wondering if a little Silicone spray lubricant 
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> help it out.? It has only happen once and it might be from all the fire 
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> Thanks John & Bobbi?? Holokai 2
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