Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

[Ryan Doyle via CnC-List]

Thanks guys.  Never used a fish tape before, so didn't know if that was the 
right tool.  Just got one at Home Depot. 

Thanks again.
Ryan
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Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

[Jim Watts via CnC-List]

You can also push stiff rigging wire into the mast, sometimes that works
better than dropping a soft line. Tape over the ends so they are smooth. A
piece of 3/16-1/4" wire won't break if it gets caught up somewhere, unlike
a fish tape. I left 15' of fish tape behind the ceiling of one boat because
it got stuck and then it got broken from enthusiastic yanking.
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Stus-List Mast Fishing

[James Nichols via CnC-List]

The best way to fish wires in and out of a long narrow cavity is to tie on a 
poly line with a few half hitches spread over a foot or so along a wire that is 
still in the mast.  Then use some electrical tape to secure the line. I always 
fold over the end of my tape to create a 'flag' to make it easier to take off 
once i've pulled the line through. You can find the poly line in any big box 
store in the electrical department. 
Pull the line through and then attach all the lines you want to pull back 
through at the top of the mast using half hitches, stagger the ends of your 
wires so they aren't a single clumped end, and then secure everything with 
electrical tape again.
Try and keep everything a streamlined as possible.
Don't try and use the wire that is inside the mast right now for pulling more 
than the poly line, you'll end up with a broken wire and heart.
If the line gets snagged, try pulling on the wire end a little to loosen it and 
then pull for the line end again. 
The use of the fishing tape as mentioned before can be useful as well. If the 
one that you purchase doesn't come with the wire mesh attachment for connecting 
cables, I would use a short piece of the poly line to attach all the wires 
rather than folding a wire through the loop on the end of the fish tape.
JamesS/V Kristy 1971 C&C 39 

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Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

[Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List]

If you have access to the fishing pole (they show up on the link from Bill 
(below)), it should work better, especially, when you have the mast down. 
However, 33” might be a tad too short.

 

Marek

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley 
via CnC-List
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 09:37
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Cc: Josh Muckley 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

 

I agree with using a fish tape. 

As an alternative, sometimes 1/4" poly tubing (the stuff you use to plumb the 
water maker on a fridge) works to fish wires and ropes.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD 

On Apr 10, 2016 7:54 AM, "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:

I just picked up a 50 for fish tape from harbor freight for like 15 bucks.  
They're good to have.

DannyOn Apr 10, 2016 7:46 AM, BillBinaList via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:
>
> <http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Home-Improvement-Electrical-Fish-Tape/zgbs/hi/6396129011>
>
> Bill Bina
>
> On 4/10/2016 7:42 AM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List wrote:
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > I'm re-wiring my mast as part of a total re-wire.  I was using the old 
> > all-round light wiring to pull my new all-round light wiring through when 
> > the old wiring broke because it was so deteriorated.
> >
> > I now have no way - or so it seems - to get my new through the mast without 
> > using my windex wire as the pull wire.  My mast is laying on its side on 
> > supports on the ground.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ryan
> > Nobody's Bargain
> > 1976 C&C 30 mki
> > New York
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Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

[Josh Muckley via CnC-List]

I agree with using a fish tape.

As an alternative, sometimes 1/4" poly tubing (the stuff you use to plumb
the water maker on a fridge) works to fish wires and ropes.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Apr 10, 2016 7:54 AM, "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" 
wrote:

> I just picked up a 50 for fish tape from harbor freight for like 15
> bucks.  They're good to have.
>
> DannyOn Apr 10, 2016 7:46 AM, BillBinaList via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> >
> > <
> http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Home-Improvement-Electrical-Fish-Tape/zgbs/hi/6396129011
> >
> >
> > Bill Bina
> >
> > On 4/10/2016 7:42 AM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List wrote:
> > > Hey everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm re-wiring my mast as part of a total re-wire.  I was using the old
> all-round light wiring to pull my new all-round light wiring through when
> the old wiring broke because it was so deteriorated.
> > >
> > > I now have no way - or so it seems - to get my new through the mast
> without using my windex wire as the pull wire.  My mast is laying on its
> side on supports on the ground.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ryan
> > > Nobody's Bargain
> > > 1976 C&C 30 mki
> > > New York
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Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

[Danny Haughey via CnC-List]

I just picked up a 50 for fish tape from harbor freight for like 15 bucks.  
They're good to have.

DannyOn Apr 10, 2016 7:46 AM, BillBinaList via CnC-List  
wrote:
>
> 
>  
>
> Bill Bina 
>
> On 4/10/2016 7:42 AM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List wrote: 
> > Hey everyone, 
> > 
> > I'm re-wiring my mast as part of a total re-wire.  I was using the old 
> > all-round light wiring to pull my new all-round light wiring through when 
> > the old wiring broke because it was so deteriorated. 
> > 
> > I now have no way - or so it seems - to get my new through the mast without 
> > using my windex wire as the pull wire.  My mast is laying on its side on 
> > supports on the ground. 
> > 
> > Any suggestions? 
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > Ryan 
> > Nobody's Bargain 
> > 1976 C&C 30 mki 
> > New York 
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Re: Stus-List Mast fishing

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Bill Bina

On 4/10/2016 7:42 AM, Ryan Doyle via CnC-List wrote:

Hey everyone,

I'm re-wiring my mast as part of a total re-wire.  I was using the old 
all-round light wiring to pull my new all-round light wiring through when the 
old wiring broke because it was so deteriorated.

I now have no way - or so it seems - to get my new through the mast without 
using my windex wire as the pull wire.  My mast is laying on its side on 
supports on the ground.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Ryan
Nobody's Bargain
1976 C&C 30 mki
New York
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Stus-List Mast fishing

[Ryan Doyle via CnC-List]

Hey everyone,

I'm re-wiring my mast as part of a total re-wire.  I was using the old 
all-round light wiring to pull my new all-round light wiring through when the 
old wiring broke because it was so deteriorated.

I now have no way - or so it seems - to get my new through the mast without 
using my windex wire as the pull wire.  My mast is laying on its side on 
supports on the ground.

Any suggestions? 

Thanks,
Ryan
Nobody's Bargain
1976 C&C 30 mki
New York
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