Thanks so much, Fred! Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) Blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com Email: dainyr...@icloud.com Annapolis, MD
> On Jun 26, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Bob — see answers embedded below: > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > >> On Jun 26, 2018, at 3:18 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> In two weeks, my summer haulout begins and the yard will be re-wiring my >> mast. (The old original wires are un-tinned and very corroded, particularly >> at the base of the mast.) The yard is planning to take down the mast to do >> the re-wiring. >> >> Has anyone else done this job on a Landfall 38? > > YES — I redid my mast a couple of years ago. I replaced all DC wiring with > new, including replacing the combo steaming\/deck light with an LED fixture > from MarineBeam, adding a combo anchor/masthead tricolor LED (also LED from > MarineBeam), adding an LED Windex light, replacing the VHF cabling and > antenna (LMR-400 low-loss cable and a new Shakespeare antenna), adding a > masthead cell antenna for a new below-deck cell repeater (WeBoost system with > a Digital Antenna cell antenna, also with LMR-400 low-loss cable), and adding > a mount and cable for a masthead wind instrument (Raymarine; the boat has > never had a wind instrument). > >> Is it really necessary to take the mast down? > > YES!!! — My mast had a bunch of fiberglass insulation stuffed in it in > various spots; probably to keep the cabling from slapping. This was a total > pain in the @$$ and added several hours to the job to get as much out as > possible. There was also pipe insulation around the cabling; it was falling > apart and also needed to be removed. There’s no way I could have done > anything with the mast up. > >> Does the mast wiring come down through a conduit? > > On my boat, hull #009 (1979), there is no conduit; nor would there be a good > way to in stall any, given the mast profile. Instead, I bundled all of the > cable with three wire ties every foot or so, with the tails left on and > pointing 120° from each other. This centers the bundle in the mast, and > keeps it from slapping. Not a noise from this arrangement so far. It does > mean you have to plan well, and have multiple pull lines coming from the > different exits. While I was at it, I replaced the masthead sheaves > (ZephyrWorks) and the spinnaker halyard block (Garhauer), as well as fully > inspecting the spreaders and rig. > > With the fixed (welded) cap on my mast, it made things interesting; but > things turned out well. I’ve posted a photo of the completed masthead > install on my website: http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/masthead.jpg > > BTW, I was anchored out a couple of nights this past weekend, and my anchor > light failed to come on. Voltage was good at the mast base; so I went up the > mast to investigate. Upon pulling the cover off the trim, I got a good whiff > of burnt electronics. It appears that the driver circuit board in the anchor > lamp assembly fried. I called MarineBeam to complain, and they’re sending a > replacement lamp free of charge, with expedited delivery. Hopefully the new > one will last longer... > > >> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! >> >> Bob >> >> Bob Boyer >> s/v Rainy Days >> C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) >> (Presently on the ICW) >> blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com >> email: dainyr...@icloud.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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