On my old Catalina, I did a project like this and used foam pipe insulation around the wires. Since it is in 3 foot sections, it's easy to drop a wire off. It also nicely protected the wires and removed any chance of noise. I took the mast down several years later to inspect and found that it had held up very well. I would not hesitate to use this method again.
Regards, Jim Reinardy C&C 30-2 "Firewater" Milwaukee, WI Sent from my iPad On Sep 6, 2013, at 10:01 AM, "Gary Nylander" <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> wrote: > I used the wire tie method. Strap your wires together with zip ties every > couple of feet - three of them at angles to each other. Leave the tails on. > The tails keep the wires from clanging and you can drop a wire off at any > place you need, such as the steaming light. Plus you have no problem getting > around the compression posts. > > Gary > 30-1 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Prime Interest > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:27 AM > Subject: Re: Stus-List replacing steaming light Now Mast Wiring > > Awhile back I acquired a Hella unit ( 8504 ) when it was on sale for an > exceptional price but not yet installed. Significantly larger than what it is > replacing but seems to be a quality piece of kit. > > Prior to launch next year I’ll be re-wiring the mast and was looking for > comment on using conduit ( or not ) or some other method to affix the bundle > to reduce mast noise. I think the mast section has a slot running up the > interior which seems like it might be used at least part way up the mast. > > Let’s say you’re using conduit – how do you account for wires to the > foredeck/steaming light? Two sections of a single run with a gap at the light > .. two separate conduits? Maybe the steaming light wire outside but strapped > to the conduit. > > Typical bundle of wires – masthead nav lights ( 5-wires as it has all-around, > tri-light, strobe and light for Windex ), VHF ( using LMR 400 UF coax ), > masthead instruments, foredeck/steaming. > > This is for a 1982 Landfall 38. 3 internal halyards – one for an inner > forestay which might give us an obstacle on the way up if we’re going up the > front of the mast but maybe the back of the mast is preferred in any case. > Double spreader so two compression posts to get past – running back-stay > fittings but I don’t think there are compression posts. And the top plate of > the mast is welded on so have to work through the hole from the masthead > instruments. > > > ed > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > dre...@gmail.com > Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 1:57 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List replacing steaming old light > > Dennis, > > Thanks for the info. Another question: Are > you happy with the Aquasignal? I was deciding between the Forespar ML-2, > Hella 8505, and the AquaSignal Series 25. I decided on the Hella based on > some bad reviews I found online for the other two. The Forespar had reports > of top lens falling out while tacking and the AquaSignal was stated as not > having any spray protection for the deck light bulb and so bulbs corroded and > died prematurely. > > > - > Paul E. > 1979 C&C 29 Mk1 > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > On Sep 5, 2013, at 10:49 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 07:49:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List replacing steaming old light > Message-ID: > <1378392591.1503.yahoomail...@web121903.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Paul, > > If it is like the one on Touche's mast, I abandoned it.? It was that same > Perko all around light mounted on a metal "donut" welded to the mast.? I > installed an Aquasignal Series 25 combo steaming/foredeck light a bit above > the old fixture and dropped new wires.? > > I'm guessing the Aquasignal would fit over and hide the existing donut once > you remove the Perko light if you wanted to mount it in the same spot.? You > could use the existing wires to pull the new wires. > > On a side note, Touche's pole topping lift exited another of those "donut" > things above the steaming light.? I have also abandoned that and installed an > exit box with sheave for the topping lift. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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