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Hi All,
The mast is coming off tomorrow for a total refurb. It's never been off the boat which is 34 years old. There is no "trap door" at the base of the mast and the wires (including coax) coming out of the dance pole below the floor are single runs... all the way to the electrical panel and the radio (which is in the aft cabin). I'm having trrouble believing the boat was built from the factory with no breaks in the wiring from the top of the mast to the back of the boat. But what if... it's so. I plan on slowly lifting the mast up to see if maybe there are breaks there at the bottom of the mast. If not, I won't have any coice but to cut everything below the floor, tie a painter line to the wires and pull them out with the mast going up.
Will splicing in a connector upon reasembly adversly affect VHF performance? Any disscussion is apreciated.
Dave
The mast is coming off tomorrow for a total refurb. It's never been off the boat which is 34 years old. There is no "trap door" at the base of the mast and the wires (including coax) coming out of the dance pole below the floor are single runs... all the way to the electrical panel and the radio (which is in the aft cabin). I'm having trrouble believing the boat was built from the factory with no breaks in the wiring from the top of the mast to the back of the boat. But what if... it's so. I plan on slowly lifting the mast up to see if maybe there are breaks there at the bottom of the mast. If not, I won't have any coice but to cut everything below the floor, tie a painter line to the wires and pull them out with the mast going up.
Will splicing in a connector upon reasembly adversly affect VHF performance? Any disscussion is apreciated.
Dave