[C38] Wiring the Mast

[Max soto]

Kerry, there is a very small hole at the mast base.. It is around 3/4" diameter, and that's we're all the original wires came out. The PO made a 1" hole very close to the original, so the hook came in again, and pulled the transducer wire thru the other hole. 
I wished I had a 3" hole on top of the mast, and at the mast base!!

Max Soto A.
+506-8312-1367
Alajuela, Costa Rica

On Jun 24, 2013, at 2:40 PM, "littlebreeze at comcast.net" <littlebreeze at comcast.net> wrote:

> Max, how did you get access at the bottom of the mast?
> 
> Sent from the San Francisco Bay, home of the 2013 Catalina 38 Nationals.  
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> From: "Max soto" <maxsoto at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [C38] Wiring the Mast
> Date: Mon, Jun 24, 2013 13:13
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> 
> Hi Kerry, of curse you can.. Thats exactly how I  did it on mine. Installed a messenger line at mast base, pulled the anchor light wire from the top, attached both (anchor light wire and wind transducer wire to the messenger, and pulled both at the same time. Obviously, they went thru different holes at the masthead. I had to fish the messenger the messenger line from another hole, with a smalll and stiff wire with a hook at the end..
> 
> Hope this helps!
> Regards,
> 
> Max Soto A.
> Estancia
> +506-8312-1367
> Alajuela, Costa Rica
> 
> On Jun 24, 2013, at 1:36 PM, "littlebreeze at comcast.net" <littlebreeze at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> No I didn't.  I'm learning more and more as I go along.  But I'm wondering if I can use one of the existing wires as a messenger?  
>> 
>> Kerry 
>> 
>> Sent from the San Francisco Bay, home of the 2013 Catalina 38 Nationals.  
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>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Steve Smolinske" <SSmolinske at rainierrubber.com>
>> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Subject: [C38] Wiring the Mast
>> Date: Mon, Jun 24, 2013 09:11
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>> 
>> Kerry, did they leave a messenger in your conduit when they rewired the mast?
>>  
>> From: listserve-bounces at catalina38.org [mailto:listserve-bounces at catalina38..org] On Behalf Of littlebreeze at comcast.net
>> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 9:43 AM
>> To: Catalina 38 Listserve
>> Subject: Re: [C38] Wiring the Mast
>>  
>> If it was 30 year old wiring in the mast I wouldn't even ask the question.  The mast wiring is only six years old and was changed when the mast was pulled for painting.  But its still a valid answer. 
>> 
>> Kerry
>> 
>> Sent from the San Francisco Bay, home of the 2013 Catalina 38 Nationals.  
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>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "cat38skip" <cat38skip at yahoo.com>
>> To: <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Subject: [C38] Wiring the Mast
>> Date: Mon, Jun 17, 2013 06:06
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>> 
>> 
>> Kerry,
>> We re-wired the entire mast, in place, last year, New masthead light and wires new steaming/deck light and wire, new VHF cable and antenna and re-strung the masthead wind transducer. We have a 1 1/2 inch hole near the bottom of the mast at cabin sole level. It was easy :-) . That is,  after the hard, frustrating hours and days of mistakes & re-re-re-pulling of the tangled wires and messenger strings. Once we sorted out the best messenger to use (weed eater 'string') it was a matter of having someone up top who was comfortable being there AND who knew what he was doing, 2-way communication and staging the sequence and materials. We replaced all the bulbs with LED's so the wire guage was reduced significantly. We used multi-wire cable to reduce tangles. The PO had installed all primary wire and it was a mess. 
>> Give me a call or we can get together ..
>> Do you have someone to go uo there for you?
>>  
>> Dave
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from South San Francisco, where the wind never stops.
>> 
>> littlebreeze at comcast.net wrote:
>> Happy Fathers Day to the group.  
>> 
>> I was thinking of installing a wind speed indicator at the top of the mast.  However when I looked into accessing the existing wiring and PVC conduit, it looks to be an impossible task without pulling the mast.  Has anyone overcome this issue without pulling the mast?  The only way I can come up with is to cut a 3.5 inch hole in the starboard side of the mast approximately 6" from the bottom of the mast, and then, after making the appropriate connections, affix  a cover plate to the access hole.  Will this weaken the mast beyond use?  Should I just pull the mast?
>> 
>> Kerry Grimes
>> Little Breeze 139
>> San Francisco  
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