Another option is to fill your mast with those styrofoam shipping peanuts. They stop the wires from rattling, provide floatation for the mast, and weigh virtually nothing. A "cork" made from a piece of a styrofoam swim noodle keeps it all in there. Larry Yake M17
On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 16:29:50 -0700 (PDT) Brian Ripley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > A simpler method with much less weight aloft is to > put tie wraps around your wires without cutting off > the > excess material; the little tails keep the wires away > from the mast. > > Brian Ripley M-15 Roseville CA > > --- Stanley Winarski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Connie, > > > > My condolences for your mast. > > > > I've managed to avoid "doing a job" on may mast over > > the years only > > through good luck and happenstance. > > > > For what it is worth re: wires in the mast: > > > > After I "wired" lights on my mast (made a base out > > of an aluminum door > > kick panel) I was amazed at how much noise that > > little wire made inside > > the mast during a windy night on board. In fact, I > > was so amazed. I > > spent the better part of the night marveling at the > > noise. > > > > When I got home I re-ran the wires through a thin > > walled pvc pipe (much > > lighter than the standard thickness tube) and > > inserted that up the > > mast. That too had some movement inside the mast > > and I wondered if it > > would also be noisy under some conditions. So, in > > keeping with the > > philosophy that if one aspirin is good, two would be > > better, I gilded > > the lilly and slipped foam insulating tubes over the > > pvc pipe. They > > are available in builder supply stores, weigh almost > > nothing, and > > snugged the whole works very nicely inside the mast. > > So far (four > > months), so good. > > > > Stan Winarski > > M-15, #177, Carol II > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > man.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
