I wouldn't use any chemical solvents. The risk to the insulation on your wires and the possibility of a gooey mess are considerations.
You said it was just above halyard exits? If you don't pull the rig, think about modifying a drain snake. They're fairly cheap. Perhaps take a 1/4 inch snake, cut off a decent section, chuck it up in a drill and insert it up through the halyard exit. You can tie a messenger to the halyard and shove the tail into the mast to get it out of the way. Might be a tedious job and might yield less than 100% results. If you pull the rig, use a long piece of PVC pipe with the end cut at a sharp angle. Maybe put some fasteners through the end to make a "reamer". Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I hope this is a common issue, and someone has found an answer. Our old > 29-2 and our current 35-3 both have some sort of foam in the mast above the > top halyard exit plate. I was really lucky that I pulled a bundle of new > wires through the foam on the 29, it was really touch and go as to whether > my connections were up to the job. I have no idea how you would get a new > halyard down if you lost it completely, there's no way you could get a > bicycle chain through the foam just with gravity. > > So, has anyone figured out an answer? One that preferably worked in the > real world... > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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