Nathan,When I installed an additional conduit in my mast. I blocked the spar so the conduit would lay in the low part. Gravity is your friend. I then drilled a 3/16 hole thru the conduit and mast, used a hook to hold it in place drilled a second hole about an inch away. Installed pop rivet in that hole, and another in the first hole. Do this about every 4-5 ft. I used 1 in pvc pipe. I then used a long fish tape to feed a messenger line, which was used to pull all wires in at once. I used a soap solution to help lubricate the wires. I have one conduit that goes full length of mast and one that goes to just below spreaders. Doug Mountjoysv Rebecca Leah C&C Landfall 39Port Orchard yacht club -------- Original message --------From: Nathan Post via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 4/10/20 10:14 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Nathan Post <nathan8...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List securing cables in mast Some great info and good suggestions Rich. That is a very clever way of bolting the conduit on the inside of the mast. Thank you. I am thinking I will try using blind rivets - at least mostly - to hold the conduit in place since that will be almost flush and avoid having a nut on the outside of the mast. However, I might use a few bolts following your method as you suggest to hold things in place first which will likely make drilling and riveting go smoother.Nathan PostS/V Wisper1981 C&C 34 CBLynn, MA
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