Sailomat 800 self-steering vane potentially available maybe sort of (shhhh....)

Read fine print in Max's announcement.

https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/‘86-35-mk-iii-for-sail-and-sale.19690/#post-154122

This is the vane I used on the 32-3. No longer manufactured but a superb design that can be removed from the boat in 20 minutes when not needed.

This same Sailomat 800 is available again.
When Christian sold his 32–3, the wind was also sold to the new owner. As I understand it, the wind vane was not re-installed on Thelonious. When that owner eventually sold the boat, the next owner did not want the wind vane, so it was offered here on the forum, and I purchased it.
I installed it on my 32–3 and have used it on four or five days in the Gulf of Mexico. It works great, of course.
However, I sold my 32–3 this week and the new owner did not want to pay for the wind vane as well, so I removed it before the boat was sold. The Westsail 32 that I have since bought has a well-maintained Aries wind and installed so now I can offer Christian’s original Sailomat 800 to the forum.The instruction manual comes with it.
I understand the Christian bought the wind vane new for about $6000, and used it very successfully in his solo round-trip to Hawaii. He sold it with his boat for $3000, and that is what I bought it for a couple of years ago. I think it is still worth $3000. Good quality used wind vanes in very good condition are hard to find. I will offer it only on this forum for a month or so, before trying to sell it online if there is no interest from the forum.

Please email me directly if you are interested. I will packages up extremely carefully. The buyer will pay for shipping and I will pay for the insurance.
my email: sailingkiwi56XXX@XXXgmail.com (ignore the triple Xs)