Pulled the non working Garmin wind transducer off the mast top yesterday. To my surprise it was still working when spun by hand. The propeller was just sticking a bit. Pulled that off and flooded it with wd40 and, blow me down if it didn't start working. I've stuck it back up and it seems fine. Just shows that it is always worth a go before shelling out $1000.

I do have 2 other tricks in my repair armory. Hit it with a hammer or pull it completely to bits and stare at it!

Now that !@#$ing leaking metho stove.

Keep it shipshape

Bristol Fashion

You may well be right! I will report on how long it keeps going - any bets? Still, I love climbing the mast! It is 6 years old, so i was anticipating replacement when i bought the boat.

It's kept going for 3 days so far.

Ship shape and ......

Bristol Fashion

Bristolfashion said..
You may well be right! I will report on how long it keeps going - any bets? Still, I love climbing the mast! It is 6 years old, so i was anticipating replacement when i bought the boat.

It's kept going for 3 days so far.

Ship shape and ......

Bristol Fashion

You could do it properly next time, pull the tiny bearing races out and replace them with new.

Bristolfashion said..
It is pretty factory sealed. If it stops again I'll have another go. Just to clarify. It did seem like corrosion or gunge at the point where the propeller shaft leaves the body. Once this was cleaned off with WD40 it seemed to rotate freely. Maybe the bearings are ok.

Probably not.

"Learning through breaking stuff"

Bristle

Silicon spray might be a better option than WD40. You need something that actually lubricates.

Sage advice as ever. It's still going today, but it is very windy!

It's still working!