Wires slapping in mast

[travler37]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

Of course, if you have to pull one of those wires, you're basically screwed royally. And a conduit makes running new cables or removing old ones easier, safer and neater.

Pulling spares or at least a line so you can use it to pull a spare is a easy way fix the "screwed royally" problem.Spare wire is definatly easy if your cheakbook can afford it Just remember to lable it.You do not want to know how i know this!!

My Thoughts
Mark

[tflak]

Originally Posted by Gramp34

I have. Works great.

The cable ties are about a foot long. Every three feet there are three, each with its tail in a different direction.

There are three internal halyards in the mast, and they run fine. No noise at all from either wires or halyards slapping.

Tim

I can second this. Last summer I pulled all the wiring out of the mast ... some was in the original counduit, while other wires installed by PO were not in the conduit. I assembled the wires together into a bundle, and fastened four 12" cable ties (with ends radiating in four directions) about every 18 inches. Then with a messenger line at the top AND at the spreaders (for the steaming light), I pulled up while my wife fed the mess in through the hole at the base of the mast. It was a challenge, but we eventually got all the wires where they needed to be! And when we rocked the boat --- no slapping wires!
I really liked the fact that we could accomplish this without going into the yard to pull the mast. But it did require many trips up and down the mast to do the job (so invest in some good method to ascend your mast, other than an old-style bosun's chair).

[Bene505]

Originally Posted by tflak

I can second this. Last summer I pulled all the wiring out of the mast ... some was in the original counduit, while other wires installed by PO were not in the conduit. I assembled the wires together into a bundle, and fastened four 12" cable ties (with ends radiating in four directions) about every 18 inches. Then with a messenger line at the top AND at the spreaders (for the steaming light), I pulled up while my wife fed the mess in through the hole at the base of the mast. It was a challenge, but we eventually got all the wires where they needed to be! And when we rocked the boat --- no slapping wires!
I really liked the fact that we could accomplish this without going into the yard to pull the mast. But it did require many trips up and down the mast to do the job (so invest in some good method to ascend your mast, other than an old-style bosun's chair).

Nicely done!

Do you have any pictures of this?

Regards,
Brad