[C320-list] Bent wind instrument

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On my prior boat I had one land on my windex which broke in half from the weight.  Solved by using a windex that has a "spike" (about a foot long) that extends up from the center/fulcrum that must discourage landings because no breakage ever since.  In fact believe it has discouraged all mast-head landings.   The spike either came with the new windex or was an inexpensive accessory/upgrade.  Good luck.  Neil Kornblatt  Harmony #973
 
In a message dated 9/5/2018 10:33:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, troutwarrior at gmail.com writes:

 
 Hi everyone,

Our wind instrument has been misbehaving the last few weeks. Turns
out...our wind instrument is bent about 20 degrees to port. I say bent as
the strut is pointing that way and I can't think of a way it would have
rotated into that position (maybe a loose set screw?). I have a suspicion
that the resident osprey who has a habit of sitting on mast heads could be
to blame or perhaps one of the many bald eagles that seem to be spending
more and more time in the marina of late. Tomorrow I'll move the boat
over to the lift area and "the guy" will get up in the bucket to see what
is actually going on up there. Good news is...I'll install a new LED
anchor light and a new deck light (it stopped working last month).

Has anyone else experienced bird damage like this? Is there another way
to end up with this problem? Grrrrr….

Troy Dunn
S/V Wonky Dog
Hull #514