Raymarine i60 wind instrument parts

[Sea Change]

I've got a complete i60 wind instrument but I'm missing one component- the socket that fixes to the top of the mast.
Does anybody know if this part can be obtained separately? Looking online I can only find the whole unit, or the replacement cups and vane.

 

[KompetentKrew]

Click "what's in the box" near the foot of this page and the keywords seem to be "raymarine wind vane base": Raymarine Wind Transducer 30m Mast Cable & Connector

Part number is A28162: A28162 - Google Suche

Hudson Marine is £102 + VAT: Raymarine 30m Wind Cable Assembly - A28162

I think Cactus Navigation and Seamark Nunn are similarly priced.

 

[Sea Change]

Thanks for that, good to see it's available. That's quite some price tag for what's essentially just a cable .
But I guess that's Raymarine for you..

 

[Sea Change]

Followup question...
Is the plug/socket a standard design? It can't be beyond the wit of man to take a block of nylon and build something to do this job at a fraction of the cost.
Unless there's something I'm missing? Is the cable itself a particularly unusual specification, e.g. shielded?

 

[KompetentKrew]

I bet it's a custom plastic moulding. I would probably make boat breakers my first stop though, because these must be common as muck on scrapped boats. Is the Chandlery Barge still in operation?