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Originally Posted by zuckerfish
Thanks for the replies....I think I got really lucky, however, I won't know until I take her out and anchor up or just roll around outside the harbor. I drilled a couple of really small holes in the mast and fished some stainless wire around the PVC pipes and made a small hook on the end of another piece of stainless wire and pulled it back through the hole in the mast that was drilled for the wires to pass out of the mast below decks. I actually couldn't believe that I was able to see inside the mast enough to do this delicate operation but I managed to do it six times and then twisted the ends of the stainless wire together to tighten everything up inside the mast and pull the PVC up against the side. Definitely just a temporary fix but might save some money on earplugs!
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This is how they are often installed, similar to what you did:
*Drill a hole adjacent to where the conduit will sit against/inside the mast.
*Using a coat hanger with a hook shape on the end
fish it in the hole and pull the conduit against the inside of the mast.
* While holding the conduit drill a hole thru the mast and into the conduit.
*Now pop rivet the conduit in place.
* Do this as many places as you see fit. Maybe every 2-4 ft.
* fill the coathanger holes with another pop rivet.