unless the mast gets 'swiss cheesed' a single hole isn't going to be a concern. for the Sage 17's, and on my M17, i've installed a 1/2" grommet, as TomB posted, about 6" above the foot for the masthead light wire. avoid putting a bunch on holes 'in line' (up/down) and close together. -- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com On 2/9/2016 9:11 AM, Thomas Buzzi wrote:
Jazz,
I drilled a 5/8 inch hole six inches up from the bottom of my mast on the front face to exit the wires. I then inserted a 1/2 inch rubber grommet (available at hardware stores) in the hole before feeding the wires through it.. I drilled the hole on the forward side of the mast as opposed to the side thinking about some future accident where I dropped the mast into the tabernacle and possibly slice through those protruding wires. Two things I learned about boats, you always design around chafe since nothing is still on a boat and things rub all the time and the other is never leave a corner anywhere that is not radiused. Those sharp corners in a fall can be deadly. Have fun. Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Jazzy <jazzydaze@gmail.com> wrote:
So I'm running mast wires. ..there's an exit hole that's about 1/4 inch
down near the bottom of the mast. It would be helpful if it was bigger but I don't want a portable folding mast. Can I enlarge it safely? And how much?
Jazz