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I have picked up a new apparent wind and windspeed system from VMG-MARINE. It is the NASA equipment with a new name to avoid trademark infringement with a certain US space agency.
Question is this; Can I rig the system with the mast up once the boat is back in the water? Not so much the physical stuff but more the wiring run. My boat is hauled with the mast up and I was thinking I can run the cable down with the coax for the VHF antenna. It may require pulling the coax and sending a messenger up through the mast and then pulling it all back down.
Here's the masthead
Lots of room on the forward side of the masthead above the spinnaker halyard blocks. The light line is a messenger line.
And here's the cable exit inside the salon area.
The cables exit the mast on the port side through the black grommet that is slightly hidden. The other cables you see run through the headliner back to where they need to be. I'll do the same with the new wind system cables. Yes I own a cable snake !
Any thoughts?
Question is this; Can I rig the system with the mast up once the boat is back in the water? Not so much the physical stuff but more the wiring run. My boat is hauled with the mast up and I was thinking I can run the cable down with the coax for the VHF antenna. It may require pulling the coax and sending a messenger up through the mast and then pulling it all back down.
Here's the masthead

Lots of room on the forward side of the masthead above the spinnaker halyard blocks. The light line is a messenger line.
And here's the cable exit inside the salon area.

The cables exit the mast on the port side through the black grommet that is slightly hidden. The other cables you see run through the headliner back to where they need to be. I'll do the same with the new wind system cables. Yes I own a cable snake !
Any thoughts?