You should put a connector there anyway so that you can remove the mast in the future. Majority of boats at our club take down mast every year and are set up this way. Basically same connector as at radio and antenna ends of the cable with a barrel connector
From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: May 28, 2022 7:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Stus-List Re: Antenna cable woes About 8" from where it enters the bottom of the mast in the bilge (dry). Except for working on my old knees and removing part of the sole, it is reachable. I have not found the other end that goes to the radio but I suspect it is hidden under the sole that I must remove to see/find it. Charlie -----Original Message----- From: Andy Frame via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andy Frame <svmar...@pm.me> Sent: Sat, May 28, 2022 4:26 pm Subject: Stus-List Re: Antenna cable woes Where is the cut? On 5/28/2022 12:07 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List wrote: > The yard that removed my mast to replace the rod rigging just cut the > mast antenna cable and so I either have to have another cable run or > 'splice' the current cable using one of the Sheakspeare fittings that > claim to connect the shield and the conductor without solder, etc. > > Has any one on the list used such connectors and had any luck (or hints > on how to proceed!) or am I faced with running new cable and the expense > of someone to climb the mast, etc. The connector was only $16 so I > figured it was worth that much to give it a try. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb > New Bern, NC > > > -- s/v MaryMe 1975 C&C 24 Port Labelle, FL USA Amateur Radio WD4RCC
