[Rhodes22-list] Masthead Light/Wiring

[Graham Stewart]

While chartering a Lagoon 44' in November I noticed that the wiring from the
mast went through an inverted J fitting on the deck. I would not be
absolutely water tight under circumstances where a wave came right over the
deck, which has never happened to me, but it avoided the problem of trying
to seal the hole in the deck where wires protrude. I have searched for
something similar but the only example that I found online was where a
fellow made one using a chromed plumbing P trap attached to a thru hull. I
am sure it works but was very utilitarian. If anyone has seen such hardware
I would be interested to know where they saw it. It was a very clean
installation and the wires could be removed any time.

Graham 


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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Jay Friedland
Sent: January-12-14 1:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Masthead Light/Wiring

While we're on the subject, the connections at my mast base are iffy at
best, working every other year. I want to now go thru deck with a four-wire
connector and neither Defender nor West Marine have a recommendation. I went
to Blue Seas & a few other sources, but struck out so far.

Has anyone come across a suitable waterproof type?

Jay Friedland, s/v Wanderlust '97

On Jan 12, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Geoff Farrell <geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If you do end up pulling new wire through the mast take the 
> opportunity to use the cable-tie trick of wrapping the ties (offset by 
> 120 degrees) around the wire at regular intervals to avoid the wire 
> slap in the mast. I have VHF and mast light wires in my mast and the 
> slapping drives me crazy. Next time I have the mast down I will take 
> care of this. Geoff __________________________________________________
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