[C320-list] Bent wind instrument

[Allan S. Field]

Troy - There is really no good way to keep birds off the top of the mast. Bent wind instruments are a common problem on the Bay. Anything you put at the top of the mast to try and keep them off potentially becomes another anchor point for a nest.

Allan S. Field

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Troy Dunn <C320-List at Catalina320.com> wrote:
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