[Rhodes22-list] Replacing the wire in the mast

[David Bradley]

I've been able to pull from one end and see movement from the other. Had to disassemble the mast head. 

Dave

On Apr 5, 2013, at 5:44 PM, "marlangreen at gmail.com" <marlangreen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe i didn't explain it very well. I was planning to attach the new wire
> to the old wire near the head of the mast and the pull the new wire in as i
> was pulling the old one out.
> 
> I also plan to add two more wires because I'm adding a sea dog LED anchor
> light. The plug/connector on my deck has 4 pins. I will need to run 2
> additional wires inside the cabin to the panel from this connector for a
> total of 4 wires. 2 wires for the existing steaming light and 2 wires for
> the new led anchor light.
> 
> M
> 
> On Apr 5, 2013 5:32 PM, "Rick" <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Marlan,
>> 
>> There should be room to just run a new wire up the mast.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Marlan Green <marlangreen at hotmail.com
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Has anyone replaced the wires in the mast going from the deck to the
> mast
>>> head light?
>>> 
>>> I would like to but when I tug at the wire at the bottom of the mast it
>>> doesn't seem to want to move. I wonder if it is secured anywhere along
> the
>>> course of the mast? Maybe wrapped around the spreader bolt?
>>> 
>>> Interestingly enough, the two wires in the mast are black and white at
> the
>>> top and black and red at the bottom. I presume there is a wire
> connection
>>> somewhere in the mast. I'd like to replace the wires so there are just
> two
>>> continuous wires with not breaks/connections.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any info.
>>> 
>>> Marlan
>>> s/v the Nauti boat
>>> 
>>> 
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