Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
I have a wing mast F25. I’ve never stepped the mast before. The mast is lying on
the deck
right now and there are two wires that come out from the bottom. But I don’t see
any side
exit for the wires. Surely the mast doesn’t rest on the wires? How do I run
them?
Posted by James Driebeek (jim3bk@…>)
There is a hole near the bottom of the mast tube under the V berth.
Through this hole you can see the male part which the mast slips over
and rotates around. This axle is a tube through which you feed the
wires. As the mast is lowered through the mast tube, you have to feed
the wires through the mast axle and guide them through, making sure
the wires do not get pinched as the mast seats itself.
Will you be stepping the mast yourself?
While the mast is lying on the deck you might want to inspect the
bearing at the bottom. See earlier post for replacing the bearings.
Jim D
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “fgljff” <fgljff@…> wrote:
I have a wing mast F25. I’ve never stepped the mast before. The mast
is lying on the deck
right now and there are two wires that come out from the bottom. But
I don’t see any side
exit for the wires. Surely the mast doesn’t rest on the wires? How
do I run them?
Posted by Herman and Gail Schiller (hschiller2@…>)
The wires go through the bottom of the mast, and through the hole in
the mast step. Thence to whereever you connectors are (hope fully
high on the nearby wood structure; not lying in the bilge). Herm
At 02:47 PM 3/14/2007, fgljff wrote:
I have a wing mast F25. I’ve never stepped the mast before. The mast
is lying on the deck
right now and there are two wires that come out from the bottom. But
I don’t see any side
exit for the wires. Surely the mast doesn’t rest on the wires? How
do I run them?
Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
Thanks. I saw the male part, but didn’t notice the exit hole for the wires. This
boat is going
on Lake Sunapee where all the keel boats go in the water on the same day. They
bring the
crane truck over to the public dock and all the people with keel boats show up
in the
parking lot and wait their turn. This is my first season but I’m guessing
they’ll use the
crane to step the masts as well. So I’ll have them hold it just above the bottom
of the tube
and feed the wires through the axle first. The ends of the wires have clips for
attaching to
the longer wires that feed to my panel. Meanwhile I’ve got to get the mast off
the boat and
do some maintenance (painting, checking running light, and attaching a windex),
but
that’s another story. I’ll probably find five strong people to help me take it
off the boat, put
it on some sawhorses for a week, then come back and put it back on the deck for
trailering.
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “James Driebeek” <jim3bk@…> wrote:
There is a hole near the bottom of the mast tube under the V berth.
Through this hole you can see the male part which the mast slips over
and rotates around. This axle is a tube through which you feed the
wires. As the mast is lowered through the mast tube, you have to feed
the wires through the mast axle and guide them through, making sure
the wires do not get pinched as the mast seats itself.
Will you be stepping the mast yourself?While the mast is lying on the deck you might want to inspect the
bearing at the bottom. See earlier post for replacing the bearings.Jim D
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “fgljff” <fgljff@> wrote:
I have a wing mast F25. I’ve never stepped the mast before. The mast
is lying on the deck
right now and there are two wires that come out from the bottom. But
I don’t see any side
exit for the wires. Surely the mast doesn’t rest on the wires? How
do I run them?