Bob — see answers embedded below: — Fred
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Jun 26, 2018, at 3:18 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > In two weeks, my summer haulout begins and the yard will be re-wiring my > mast. (The old original wires are un-tinned and very corroded, particularly > at the base of the mast.) The yard is planning to take down the mast to do > the re-wiring. > > Has anyone else done this job on a Landfall 38? YES — I redid my mast a couple of years ago. I replaced all DC wiring with new, including replacing the combo steaming\/deck light with an LED fixture from MarineBeam, adding a combo anchor/masthead tricolor LED (also LED from MarineBeam), adding an LED Windex light, replacing the VHF cabling and antenna (LMR-400 low-loss cable and a new Shakespeare antenna), adding a masthead cell antenna for a new below-deck cell repeater (WeBoost system with a Digital Antenna cell antenna, also with LMR-400 low-loss cable), and adding a mount and cable for a masthead wind instrument (Raymarine; the boat has never had a wind instrument). > Is it really necessary to take the mast down? YES!!! — My mast had a bunch of fiberglass insulation stuffed in it in various spots; probably to keep the cabling from slapping. This was a total pain in the @$$ and added several hours to the job to get as much out as possible. There was also pipe insulation around the cabling; it was falling apart and also needed to be removed. There’s no way I could have done anything with the mast up. > Does the mast wiring come down through a conduit? On my boat, hull #009 (1979), there is no conduit; nor would there be a good way to in stall any, given the mast profile. Instead, I bundled all of the cable with three wire ties every foot or so, with the tails left on and pointing 120° from each other. This centers the bundle in the mast, and keeps it from slapping. Not a noise from this arrangement so far. It does mean you have to plan well, and have multiple pull lines coming from the different exits. While I was at it, I replaced the masthead sheaves (ZephyrWorks) and the spinnaker halyard block (Garhauer), as well as fully inspecting the spreaders and rig. With the fixed (welded) cap on my mast, it made things interesting; but things turned out well. I’ve posted a photo of the completed masthead install on my website: http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/masthead.jpg <http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/masthead.jpg> BTW, I was anchored out a couple of nights this past weekend, and my anchor light failed to come on. Voltage was good at the mast base; so I went up the mast to investigate. Upon pulling the cover off the trim, I got a good whiff of burnt electronics. It appears that the driver circuit board in the anchor lamp assembly fried. I called MarineBeam to complain, and they’re sending a replacement lamp free of charge, with expedited delivery. Hopefully the new one will last longer... > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > s/v Rainy Days > C&C Landfall 38 (Hull # 230) > (Presently on the ICW) > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com <http://dainyrays.blogspot.com/> > email: dainyr...@icloud.com <mailto:dainyr...@icloud.com>
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