Danny: You might be having the same probem I'm having. I replaced my main halyard (wire/rope), with all rope. When I tried to pull it through (attached to the old halyard), it jammed. When I went up the mast to find the problem, I found the old halyard wrapped around my instrument wiring, and the halyard tried to pull the instrument wires through the sheave. Now my wind instruments work sporadically. Since your antenna wire has disappeared, it's possible that your sailmaker pulled it and other wires loose (no fault of his if your halyard was wrapped around the wires.
Are you using household 14/2 solid wires, or are you using tinned, stranded, marine grade wires? My mast was full of zip (lamp) cord when I bought the boat, but it had marine grade wire going from the mast to the electrical panel. I replaced the mast wires with 16 gauge marine grade wires. I also replaced my anchor light with an LED bulb. Did you use the right size butt connectors? (Blue for 14 and 16 gauge wires.) Did you use a ratcheting crimper? Also check your ground connections. As a last resort, you might have to check the continuity of the wires. With power off, when you're up the mast, connect all the wires together. Then have someone below check resistance between any two wires. 14 gauge wire has a resistance of about 2.5 ohms/1000 feet, so there should be close to zero resistance. Alan Bergen C&C 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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