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Mast "clanging" internal conduit loose?

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Blue Heron:

--- Quote from: selene on January 22, 2015, 01:35:31 PM ---Very dumb question - sorry in advance - but are you sure it is not an external line slapping?  I was convinced I had a loose internal line for a while, and after a lot of bungee cords (why does the slap only happen at 2am??) I finally convinced myself it was internal - until I tied off a last lazyjack.  Sheesh.  Who would have thought such a thin line could have made so much noise?

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LOL!...Been there, done that! But no, this is definitely an issue inside the mast. I have quite the routine for tying all the external lines out away from the mast (and my dock neighbors greatly appreciate it).

Alma:
I use wire ties, 3 at a time, every 5'. I leave the tails sticking out radially and not trimmed off and it works for about 6-8 years, till they fall off or lose their strength. That's about the time to remove and inspect the wiring anyway so it is a good and inexpensive fix for me. I think a plastic conduit sounds great too- How do the wires to the spreaders then work?  I've seen lots of ways to attach the conduit- none of them very elegant unless it is part of the original extrusion. If we had internal halyards I believe a conduit would be necessary to prevent chafe.

Blue Heron:
Alma, I'm not sure about how the wires to the spreaders work, or anything else, really. It's just so hard to see up there.

When you pull new wires, do you take the cap off the top of the mast? Seems like it would be siexed on there pretty by now, but I haven't tried to remove it.

Dolce_Vita:
You'll definitely want to remove the masthead fitting to string new wires.  There's a strain-relief loop at the base of the fitting thst is used to tie off the wires so they don't chafe through at the hole where they exit the mast.  You'll want to use rubber grommets on those holes too.  Finish them off with a dab of silicone to minimize water intrusion.

The masthead fitting is held on by 6 or 7 self-tapping screws.  Mine all came out without incident, and the fitting came off with a few whacks of a rubber mallet.

The base of the fitting has two rectangular openings to provide for internal halyards.  If you have and are staying with external halyards, I would suggest closing off those openings to reduce water intrusion.  I used a couple pieces of plexiglass sealed in place with dow corning 795 (an industrial silicone).

Blue Heron:
Dolce_Vita...thank for the info!

Chet

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