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Hi Don, welcome! It's unfortunate you're having trouble but these are the things you'll uncover if you sail a bunch, which is a good thing, right? Find a yard that pulls a lot of masts. I was super intimidated by taking the mast off the first time but in the hands of professionals, it's a piece of c...

It would seem ideal to run wire inside conduit, with tie wraps around.. possibly one for lights and a smaller one for vhf/ wind indicator secured together...? How would you secure the conduit inside the mast? It seems to me this is not a trivial project. I keep coming back to using 3 sturdy zip tie...

[snip] On a related note. In the 2018 singlehanded transpac I had installed a gun mount, pole and spinnaker. I had purchased the spin and gear from a fellow on this board but the spin was in pretty lousy shape (seller warned me) and, like a fool, I took it to sea. I flew it for about 30 minutes bef...

Camino, it's real easy if you pull the crane off, attach all the cables (including a way for taking the weight off between the cable and connection) and then run it back through with a tag line. Of course, make sure the tag hasn't crossed any of the halyards. Mine had and we used PVC pipe to run a n...

On a related question what have folks been using to seal at the deck? I used a Boat Life product that promptly cracked and leaked and makes a ton of noise. I want to dig it out and reseal with a better product. 4200? Something else? Do you mean the mast seal around the ring or at the collar? I have...

Nice! Who did the orange powder coat? Were they able to do one small piece like that or was there more?

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Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:03 pm

When I rewired my mast I did the zip tie thing and it's never been a problem with the halyards. Nice not to have the mess of decomposing foam too.

Good to know!

Here's what we built.

Yes, it's that easy unless you have bad corrosion of the bolts. I pulled the old masthead crane in 2016 and a friend built a larger one so I could add a tri-color light and other things that did not have room for previously on the old crane structure. I also added foam to the new wiring. I have the ...

I'd be interested in seeing pictures. I put in a new polycarbonate lens on the v-berth hatch but it is still leaking. Was thinking it might be the seal. Or maybe it's the install? How difficult was it to remove the frame? I tried pulling it up once but it was down hard so stopped before I did some d...