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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

14-03-2021, 18:06

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

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Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Well, as you can see from my photos, the Antenna itself is missing completely (though the bracket and cable are still in place) I think I'm going get a Shakespeare 5215 3' whip and attach it to the...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

14-03-2021, 17:39

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

While I wasn’t able to get up the mast myself this weekend, I did manage to fly a drone up there and get some pictures of the masthead. Looks like the wiring to the anchor light is exposed to the...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

14-03-2021, 17:24

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Thanks J.G. I figure that if the problem isn't the navigation fixtures themselves, that this will be a lengthy, even multi-day, project. My first step is to go up and assess what exactly the...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

14-03-2021, 17:18

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

I see you're using both a bosun's chair and a Mast Mate ladder together. I've been considering getting a Mast Mate. Did you find that the combo helped with your stability, or getting your head above...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

11-03-2021, 14:50

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

So let's assume for the minute that the problem is all with the lightbulbs/housing. What's the best way to check this while hanging from the halyard? I can do a continuity check with a multimeter,...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

11-03-2021, 14:46

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

I do plan to have a helper - after all I've got to give them something to do after hoisting me to the top. Otherwise they might just wander off and leave me up there.

As do I! Looks like good...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

11-03-2021, 10:41

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Re: Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

All questions I don't know until I can get up the mast and see how the wires are run. I was just going by what the broker told me that in-mast conduits weren't that common on boats under 40 feet in...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

11-03-2021, 10:07

Replies: 25

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

Views: 5,661

Posted By Peel

Rewiring the Mast without Unstepping

As the new owner of a 1985 Contrast 33, I'm slowly working my way through the previous owner's deferred maintenance and doing upgrades along the way. Now that the weather is starting to look a bit...

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