Posted by fgljff (fgljff@…>)
The wires from the mast head light feed through my mast and emerge at the
bottom, which
means the mast would actually be resting on the wires, grinding them as the mast
rotates.
Shouldn’t there be a hole some where at the base, a few inches from the bottom,
for the
wires to feed through? I’m wondering what the arrangement is on other boats.
Posted by Tricia Coldren (tcoldren@…>)
The cable goes through the center of the bearing, then there’s a
vertical hole in the post that the bearing rotates against. The cable
gets fed through that hole and comes out under the mast step. Nothing
should rest on it. I can email some photos if you’d like. When I
pulled my mast last spring, the deck level teflon bearing in the mast
tube had pulled out and jammed against the mast, so the whole tube
came out. It was a good opportunity to get a couple of good pics of
where the base of the mast sits.
Posted by Herman and Gail Schiller (hschiller2@…>)
Yes, the wires feed through the bottom of the mast, and are passed
through the hole in the mast step cum bearing shaft. I connected them
up at a nearby bulkhead to keep the connectors out of any bilge
water/moisture that may be present. Herm
At 12:35 PM 12/5/2006, you wrote:
The wires from the mast head light feed through my mast and emerge
at the bottom, which
means the mast would actually be resting on the wires, grinding them
as the mast rotates.
Shouldn’t there be a hole some where at the base, a few inches from
the bottom, for the
wires to feed through? I’m wondering what the arrangement is on other boats.
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Posted by Herman and Gail Schiller (hschiller2@…>)
While the F-25 owners have their masts out of the boats, consider
fitting a bullet-proof mast boot (and cheap to boot) by purchasing a
6" to 6" bell-shaped Fernco fitting meant for 6" cast iron and 6"
plastic pipe. This thing is made of neoprene about 1/4" thick and
will last a lifetime. Herm
At 01:03 PM 12/5/2006, you wrote:
The cable goes through the center of the bearing, then there’s a
vertical hole in the post that the bearing rotates against. The cable
gets fed through that hole and comes out under the mast step. Nothing
should rest on it. I can email some photos if you’d like. When I
pulled my mast last spring, the deck level teflon bearing in the mast
tube had pulled out and jammed against the mast, so the whole tube
came out. It was a good opportunity to get a couple of good pics of
where the base of the mast sits.
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