Whats this sticking out of my mast?

[Nicholson58]

Pull out the sail and take it down. Sail is out of the way and halyard is available.

[Ed_Sail]

Hi all,
Just wanted to get back to you all to say thanks for all the advice. Its been a busy year but I have been sailing without ‘digital’ wind information …..

As suggested the ‘thing’ sticking out of my mast is an intentional part of the furler system to stop it from rotating. I did purchase a new wind transducer and finally went up the mast this weekend …. I don’t like heights but I also believe in being self sufficient (even on a hunter). So I dropped the main, and headed up on its halyard (the only one that goes to the top as the spin and jib only to the ¾ point, and there was no way I was going up on the topping lift, which was used as a safety). The new device was plug and play. I had to calibrate the system by doing circles and am now back to functional.

Thanks,

E