Thanks for the backup Joe but after seeing a more detailed description it sounds like the cable did not previously have a service disconnect to allow for removal of the mast from the boat. As described earlier by myself and followed by Andy Frame the use of a PL-259 connection on both cut ends joined together by a 238 barrel is probably the best choice. This will allow the mast to be more easily removed and installed in the future.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD May 29, 2022 9:43:06 AM j...@dellabarba.com: > THIS is the correct answer, he who cut it can fix it! > > Joe > > *From:* Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, May 28, 2022 10:47 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Antenna cable woes > > Lots of options. You could terminate the 2 ends with the typical connectors > and then use a joiner. You could use you're splicer. Nothing will ever be > as good as the cable was before it was cut. I'd ask the yard to replace the > cable. Period. They broke it, they should fix it... Correctly. > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > On Sat, May 28, 2022, 12:07 Charlie Nelson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The yard that removed my mast to replace the rod rigging just cut the mast > antenna cable and so I either have to have another cable run or 'splice' the > current cable using one of the Sheakspeare fittings that claim to connect the > shield and the conductor without solder, etc. > > Has any one on the list used such connectors and had any luck (or hints on > how to proceed!) or am I faced with running new cable and the expense of > someone to climb the mast, etc. The connector was only $16 so I figured it > was worth that much to give it a try. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > > Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb > > New Bern, NC > >
