Re: Removing old mast wires, and mast cap question
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I rewired our mast a few years ago. It is a 27-2, so not sure if it is the same. The cap has some screws that go in from the side. Probably habe to be drilled out to get cap off. But you probably do not have to. I rewired mine with it on. I also replaced the two sheaves while it was down. With the sheaves out there was plenty of room. They use clevis pins as axles.? I think I used a snake to pull a messenger through, then pulled down the new harness with it. Zip ties were installed every 2-3 feet with tells left on in groups of three, so they can't slap inside, which was very annoying. There were two harnesses actually. One went all the way up, the other went to the bow light, foredeck light. There was a channel to house the wires, but it only went up the the bow light. The old wiring was not secured. Come to think of it, I may of used the old co-axial cable as the first messenger.
Fred Liesegang Eagle #662
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 06:33:48 PM EDT, j c <anvil3a@...> wrote:
Hay All
This is a bit of a 2 part question
I have my Mast down, so was checking the wiring, and found the mast had been rewired (YAAAaaaa). But the old wires where still in the mast just cut about 6" in (BOOoooo), and they are in there good, wont budge, wont pull out, and dont want to pull to hard for messing something else up. does anyone know how the original wires where attached, and how to take them lose?
The second question is kind of related to the first, i also would like to run a new radio cable to the mast top and was wondering does the cap on the mast top come off? and if so How?
Any help anyone may have would be greatly appreciated.
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