For Sale: Monitor Self-Steering Wind Vane

[Icarus]

Originally Posted by Siberian Sea

I have one of these and it steers My 40 ft sloop better then me. Was perhaps one of the best investments I put on the boat and can’t imagine long distance sailing without.

That's certainly true, same here, got an Aries doing the work.
Wouldn't leave home without one...

[Icarus]

Originally Posted by wingssail

We see this kind of argument frequently. "get the XYZ, because it is best"



It's like, this phone is better than that phone because it has a 5.5 GHZ processor and the other one only has a 5.45ghz processor...



Duh, lets not fall in love with the numbers which are irrelevant in the larger scheme of things.



I have no idea whether my monitor is 304 or 316. It looks fine and it is plenty strong.



Are you suggesting that when we go to look at a used Monitor we should ask the question: "Is it 304 or 316?"

Exactly..

[Icarus]

Originally Posted by flyboyerich

No, you should ask if it has an 8 digit serial number. If it does, it will guarantee that it has 316 stainless AND a strut guard mounted at the factory plus many of the significant improvements Scanmar has made to the original. There is a reason they switched to 316 stainless. They have made several small changes since 1991, but “the most important thing in buying a used Monitor is to get one with an 8 digit serial number”. That quote is from Suzy Savage at Scanmar and was mentioned in one of the many conversations I have had with her over the past several years in reference to my purchase of 3 different used Monitors.

Serial number?
How did this Monitor Van for sale thing go to squabbles over SS metallurgical properties to SN?

[wingssail]

Are you suggesting that when we go to look at a used Monitor we should ask the question: "Is it 304 or 316?"

Originally Posted by Icarus

Exactly..

You can. Frankly I don't give a s**t since my 304 stainless steel montor, now 34 years old and well used, still looks and works great. I think people have been drinking too much of the kool aid.

[davil]

Originally Posted by Trisailing

I have a Monitor self-steering wind vane for sale. We bought it used and rebuilt it, so it has many new parts. We unfortunately did not get to use it - our cruising plans changed.

I am in Northwest Florida. You can pick it up or I will ship. I will accept cashier's check or Paypal (or cash if you pick it up).



$2,500
Call or text 850-339-2038.

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like to update my initial comment
This wind vane is an excellent price/buy regardless of what stainless grade is made.
On the pic looks very nice and in good condition.
Let somebody buy it and enjoy the savings.
the rest of the negative postings, irrelevant.
The only opinion that counts,Suzy Savage.

[r2sail]

Love mine, steers the boat better than me especially in a following sea!

[Lopez5545]

Hallo, regards to everybody.

The windvane is for sale yet ???

I like to buy it, thanks.

selvadrums@yahoo.com

Hope it still available.

[Scharky]

Is this available?

[hydelotter]

Hello is this still available? If it is I would like to buy it.
Thanks hyde

[cadmus]

Surely it must be available. It is only a few years old. The original poster would have surely marked this item as SOLD if it was sold. It is really easy to go to the "thread tools" pull down arrow in the banner at the top of the thread and then select "mark as sold". Easy. So surely the seller would have done that.