I used the tywrap method and have been very happy with it. The noodles may have the advantage of adding bouancy in case of a knock down. They would help prevent turning turtle. However you have to remove any hardware on the mast or it may be difficult to push the noodles to the upper sections of the mast. Thanks Doug Kelch ________________________________ From: R.K.Graves <rkgraves@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 12:53:46 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Installing VHF coax in an M17 mast Jim & Cynthia, These ideas aren't my own I gleaned them from this list. I've heard two options for securing coax inside of the mast. 1- is to place tywraps every foot or so along the length of coax and to not cut off the tywrap tails. Then when you feed the coax into the mast the tywap tails will bend to fit inside the mast and will keep the coax from slapping. 2- is to run the coax inside of pool noodles, inside the mast. Have a good evening, Randy Graves On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Jim Wiliams <jwilliams330@cox.net> wrote:
Anyone have any thoughts and/or tips on securing the VHF coax fished inside an M17 mast to avoid "clanking" and chafe in heavy water action conditions?
Thanks in advance for your input,
Jim & Cynthia M17 Latitude
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