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26-06-2022, 12:07
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What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Hi there,
I'm interested in a self-steering windvane and found one used for sale.
The owner doen not know the brand or any additional information about this vane. I would like to know what kind of windvane this is? Thank you in advance!
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26-06-2022, 13:04
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Toronto area when not travelling
Boat: Nonsuch 30
Posts: 1,625
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Not certain but it might be a Sailomat from Sweden.
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Have taken on the restoration of the first Nonsuch, which was launched in 1978. Needs some deck work, hull compounding, and a bit of new gear.
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26-06-2022, 14:00
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Algarrobo, Chile, playground of the rich and famous.
Boat: Westerly Sealord
Posts: 8,085
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
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26-06-2022, 14:30
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Join Date: May 2022
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
I'll vote for the Cape Horn. Definitely NOT a Sailomat (i had one of those!)
While the designer of Sailomat is Swedish, he lives in San Diego.
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26-06-2022, 15:59
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Houston
Boat: '76 Allied Seawind II, 32'
Posts: 9,620
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
I own a caphorn…..that windvane is NOT a caphorn.
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27-06-2022, 01:28
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Algarrobo, Chile, playground of the rich and famous.
Boat: Westerly Sealord
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailmonkey
I own a caphorn…..that windvane is NOT a caphorn.
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Further inspection of second photo shows control lines that go to the wheel or tiller so not an autonomous unit.
I never knew there were so many 'brands' out there.
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27-06-2022, 02:58
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Harry.
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"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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27-06-2022, 08:34
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Join Date: Jun 2022
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Thank you all for the input. It seems not to be a Sailomat or CapeHorn, hard to find what it is. I viewed many pictures of different windvanes but non of them seems to be similar to the one on the picture.
Gordmay: Thank you! The forum is very helpful.
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27-06-2022, 10:08
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Boat: 1976 Sabre 28-2
Posts: 7,505
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
It’s a pendulum-servo vane that steers through the boats rudder with lines to tiller/wheel. It’s got a cast aluminum main body so not a Cap Horn or Monitor or other SS variety.
If anyone has a need for an Aries rudder with break away collar circa 1974 discovered one cleaning out our garage. It’s not for a later model flip up rudder vane. VFree, you pay shipping.
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27-06-2022, 11:45
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Rafael, Ca.
Boat: Gaff rigged Ketch[Spray]37' on deck
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
It could be an earlier Cape Horn, as the servo rudder is wood and the Wind Vane looks the same, not all the C.H. installs are via the quadrant, a option is leading the lines via blocks to a tiller or wheel, i installed a C.H. on a customer's boat that way, needed to order aome beacket's for the install, if it's complete just install like a Airies or the stainless steel COPY of the Airies.
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27-06-2022, 14:03
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Noank, Ct. USA
Boat: Cape Dory 31
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Sure looks like a Cape Horn……
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28-06-2022, 01:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Algarrobo, Chile, playground of the rich and famous.
Boat: Westerly Sealord
Posts: 8,085
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Looks similar to a Neptune.
Should work OK
I would buy if the price was right.
New Neptune prices here
https://windvane.co.uk/neptune-windv...oduct-pricing/
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30-06-2022, 04:43
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Join Date: Jun 2022
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Re: What brand self-steering windvane is this?
Thank you all for the kind suggestions, I have mailed CapeHorn if they recognized the windvane. CapeHorn gave almost direct an answer and they did not know this model. Maybe it's an selfmade vane.....
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