Posted by Medium Al (hjulbyhavn@…>)
I found a bunch of mold-release plastic wrapper in my mast. Stiff
crackly acetate like stuff.
Make sure to clean it when it is down, a “cat-o-nine-tails” the right
size would be a good tool. A long wooden stick with a nail will do.
Posted by Skipper Skip (skipperf33@…>)
Al, Thanks for the info! I found the same thing in the masts of my 1982 F33. I erroneously thought that it had been put there by someone in a feeble attempt to keep electrical wiring from slapping at the inside of the masts while at anchor. This had always been a head scratcher for me, so I just left it in there. Didn’t seem to be hurting anything as the F33 has no internal lines running up the masts! Thanks for clearing up this long running mystery for me! Skip:)Medium Al <hjulbyhavn@…> wrote: I found a bunch of mold-release plastic wrapper in my mast. Stiffcrackly acetate like stuff. Make sure to clean it when it is down, a “cat-o-nine-tails” the rightsize would be a good tool. A long wooden stick with a nail will do.
Posted by sgaber@…> (sgaber@…>)
Skip:
You wrote, “…the F33 has no internal lines running up the masts!”
Where do the wires for the VHF antenna, mast and anchor lights go? Wind
instruments?
Steve Gaber
Sanderling, 1967 C-31 #77
Oldsmar, FL
---- Skipper Skip <skipperf33@…> wrote:
Al,
Thanks for the info! I found the same thing in the masts of my 1982 F33. I
erroneously thought that it had been put there by someone in a feeble attempt to
keep electrical wiring from slapping at the inside of the masts while at anchor.
This had always been a head scratcher for me, so I just left it in there.
DidnÂ’t seem to be hurting anything as the F33 has no internal lines running up
the masts!Thanks for clearing up this long running mystery for me!
Skip:)
Medium Al <hjulbyhavn@…> wrote: I found a bunch of
mold-release plastic wrapper in my mast. Stiff
crackly acetate like stuff.Make sure to clean it when it is down, a “cat-o-nine-tails” the right
size would be a good tool. A long wooden stick with a nail will do.
Posted by ron barr (rwhb@…>)
Well I’m not sure why it would matter if one left the
releasing paper in the mast. A bunch fell out of mine when we pulled it but
there is still plenty up there. We rewired the mast and found that there were
at least two “partitions” presumably to hold the wires from
swinging around inside. Easy to punch new holes through the partitions if you
have to, they are quite thin. We wrapped the new wires in foam tubing. I was
considering spraying in foam in the lower part as a noise reducer for the forward
cabin (ie: below the halyards), but can’t decide whether that would
really help reduce any noise and whether it might prove a problem in some way.
For some reason we had no switch for the anchor light part
of the Perko masthead light (it is a combo steaming/anchor light) but we did
have a bow light switch. Anyway I replaced the whole thing with a single anchor
light and added a foredeck bow light about 16 ft up from the deck. So need to
add two new switches. Trying to find a two switch panel from Blueseas etc –
no luck anyone know where to find one?
Ron
Hoyt F32
Newport RI
Posted by Alan Kusinitz (akusinitz@…>)
For my new deck light I purchased a wireless
remote control switch form Fourwinds. I figure I can use it (fits on a keychain)
when dinghying or walking to the boat to illuminate it on my way there. Just an
alternative.
Alan
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ron barr
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:05
PM
To:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup]
Re:Plastic wrapper
Well I’m not
sure why it would matter if one left the releasing paper in the mast. A bunch
fell out of mine when we pulled it but there is still plenty up there. We
rewired the mast and found that there were at least two
“partitions” presumably to hold the wires from swinging around
inside. Easy to punch new holes through the partitions if you have to, they are
quite thin. We wrapped the new wires in foam tubing. I was considering spraying
in foam in the lower part as a noise reducer for the forward cabin (ie: below
the halyards), but can’t decide whether that would really help reduce any
noise and whether it might prove a problem in some way.
For some reason we
had no switch for the anchor light part of the Perko masthead light (it
is a combo steaming/anchor light) but we did have a bow light switch.
Anyway I replaced the whole thing with a single anchor light and added a
foredeck bow light about 16 ft up from the deck. So need to add two new
switches. Trying to find a two switch panel from Blueseas etc – no luck
anyone know where to find one?
Ron
Hoyt F32
Newport RI
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Posted by Sward (swardfullsail@…>)
Instead of wiring it or in addition to?Alan Kusinitz <akusinitz@…> wrote: For my new deck light I purchased a wireless remote control switch form Fourwinds. I figure I can use it (fits on a keychain) when dinghying or walking to the boat to illuminate it on my way there. Just an alternative. Alan From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ron barrSent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:05 PMTo:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comSubject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re:Plastic wrapper Well I’m not sure why it would matter if one left the releasing paper in the mast. A bunch fell out of mine when we pulled it but there is still plenty up there. We rewired the mast and found that there were at least two “partitions” presumably to hold the wires from swinging around inside. Easy to punch new holes through the partitions if you have to, they are quite thin. We wrapped the new wires in foam tubing. I was considering spraying in foam in the lower part as a noise reducer for the forward cabin (ie: below the
halyards), but can’t decide whether that would really help reduce any noise and whether it might prove a problem in some way. For some reason we had no switch for the anchor light part of the Perko masthead light (it is a combo steaming/anchor light) but we did have a bow light switch. Anyway I replaced the whole thing with a single anchor light and added a foredeck bow light about 16 ft up from the deck. So need to add two new switches. Trying to find a two switch panel from Blueseas etc – no luck anyone know where to find one? Ron Hoyt F32 Newport RI “Life is a Reach, then you Jibe” SWARD
Posted by Alan Kusinitz (akusinitz@…>)
You connect this in the power cable at any
point inside the boat. Instead or in addition to a manual switch.
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sward
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:07 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup]
Re:Plastic wrapper
Instead
of wiring it or in addition to?
Alan Kusinitz
<akusinitz@yahoo.com> wrote:
For my new deck light I purchased a
wireless remote control switch form Fourwinds. I figure I can use it (fits on a
keychain) when dinghying or walking to the boat to illuminate it on my way
there. Just an alternative.
Alan
From:
FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of ron barr
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:05
PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup]
Re:Plastic wrapper
Well I’m not sure why it would matter if one left the releasing
paper in the mast. A bunch fell out of mine when we pulled it but there is
still plenty up there. We rewired the mast and found that there were at least
two “partitions” presumably to hold the wires from swinging around
inside. Easy to punch new holes through the partitions if you have to, they are
quite thin. We wrapped the new wires in foam tubing. I was considering spraying
in foam in the lower part as a noise reducer for the forward cabin (ie: below
the halyards), but can’t decide whether that would really help reduce any
noise and whether it might prove a problem in some way.
For some reason we had no switch for the anchor light
part of the Perko masthead light (it is a combo steaming/anchor light)
but we did have a bow light switch. Anyway I replaced the whole thing
with a single anchor light and added a foredeck bow light about 16 ft up from
the deck. So need to add two new switches. Trying to find a two switch panel
from Blueseas etc – no luck anyone know where to find one?
Ron
Hoyt F32
Newport
RI
“Life is a Reach, then you
Jibe”
\
SWARD
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Posted by amarsib@… (amarsib@…)
Cool
-----Original Message-----
From: “Alan Kusinitz” <akusinitz@…>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 17:09:57
To:<FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re:Plastic wrapper
You connect this in the power cable at any point inside the boat. Instead or in
addition to a manual switch.
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sward
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:07 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re:Plastic wrapper
Instead of wiring it or in addition to?
Alan Kusinitz <akusinitz@…> wrote:
For my new deck light I purchased a wireless remote control switch form
Fourwinds. I figure I can use it (fits on a keychain) when dinghying or walking
to the boat to illuminate it on my way there. Just an alternative.
From: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ron barr
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:05 PM
To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re:Plastic wrapper
Well I’m not sure why it would matter if one left the releasing paper in the
mast. A bunch fell out of mine when we pulled it but there is still plenty up
there. We rewired the mast and found that there were at least two “partitions”
presumably to hold the wires from swinging around inside. Easy to punch new
holes through the partitions if you have to, they are quite thin. We wrapped the
new wires in foam tubing. I was considering spraying in foam in the lower part
as a noise reducer for the forward cabin (ie: below the halyards), but can’t
decide whether that would really help reduce any noise and whether it might
prove a problem in some way.
For some reason we had no switch for the anchor light part of the Perko
masthead light (it is a combo steaming/anchor light) but we did have a bow
light switch. Anyway I replaced the whole thing with a single anchor light and
added a foredeck bow light about 16 ft up from the deck. So need to add two new
switches. Trying to find a two switch panel from Blueseas etc – no luck anyone
know where to find one?
Ron
Hoyt F32
Newport RI
“Life is a Reach, then you Jibe”
SWARD