Why not just place electrical ties around the wire at sticking out in different directions about ever two feet. The ties left long should hold the wire in the center of the mast avoiding contact with the metal. About three to four ties every two feet should do the trick. David -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Murphy Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 8:19 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Tennis anyone?? Well after whacking the crap out of my temples for the umpteenth time on those dogs that are used to tighten up the round port lights, I managed a solution. I slit a tennis ball just big enough to slip over the dog and ....voila! OK, lime green tennis balls inside the cabing does a little to take away the alure, but if you pass out from pain......... This got me to thinking about another anoyance (not nearly as painful). I've been wiring a masthead/deck light and my coax cable for the VFH antenna all of which run down the inside of the mast. I've heard quite a bit about the annoying sound they can make at anchor. So I'm thinking about running them throug a series of tennis balls maybe every two feel up through the mast. Any thoughts?? Joe Seafrog M17 651 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!