Hi Bob, Thanks for the information and the details. Looking at Dwyer's website, and comparing a tracing I had made of the mast with their outlines, I "supposed" that the DM-4 section was the one I needed, but it is good to get official confirmation of the fact........! As an engineer, I don't like diving into a decision, only have it come back and bite me for lack of more serious study and knowledge. You supplied the added knowledge and confirmation that I'm on the right path. Now I can contact Dwyer, and hopefully give myself a nice Christmas present! Thanks again for your input. Connie
Connie, My condolences for your mast. I've managed to avoid "doing a job" on may mast over the years only through good luck and happenstance. For what it is worth re: wires in the mast: After I "wired" lights on my mast (made a base out of an aluminum door kick panel) I was amazed at how much noise that little wire made inside the mast during a windy night on board. In fact, I was so amazed. I spent the better part of the night marveling at the noise. When I got home I re-ran the wires through a thin walled pvc pipe (much lighter than the standard thickness tube) and inserted that up the mast. That too had some movement inside the mast and I wondered if it would also be noisy under some conditions. So, in keeping with the philosophy that if one aspirin is good, two would be better, I gilded the lilly and slipped foam insulating tubes over the pvc pipe. They are available in builder supply stores, weigh almost nothing, and snugged the whole works very nicely inside the mast. So far (four months), so good. Stan Winarski M-15, #177, Carol II
A simpler method with much less weight aloft is to put tie wraps around your wires without cutting off the excess material; the little tails keep the wires away from the mast. Brian Ripley M-15 Roseville CA --- Stanley Winarski <winarski@cox.net> wrote:
Connie,
My condolences for your mast.
I've managed to avoid "doing a job" on may mast over the years only through good luck and happenstance.
For what it is worth re: wires in the mast:
After I "wired" lights on my mast (made a base out of an aluminum door kick panel) I was amazed at how much noise that little wire made inside the mast during a windy night on board. In fact, I was so amazed. I spent the better part of the night marveling at the noise.
When I got home I re-ran the wires through a thin walled pvc pipe (much lighter than the standard thickness tube) and inserted that up the mast. That too had some movement inside the mast and I wondered if it would also be noisy under some conditions. So, in keeping with the philosophy that if one aspirin is good, two would be better, I gilded the lilly and slipped foam insulating tubes over the pvc pipe. They are available in builder supply stores, weigh almost nothing, and snugged the whole works very nicely inside the mast. So far (four months), so good.
Stan Winarski M-15, #177, Carol II
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Another thought on the many ways to silence those wires in the mast. I bundled them about every two feet with plastic cable ties, the really long type, and left the ties full length to curl up inside the mast, 10 or 12 of those form a cushion and keep the wires from touching the mast. cheap, effective, and light. Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley Winarski" <winarski@cox.net> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:07 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Re: M_Boats:
Connie,
My condolences for your mast.
I've managed to avoid "doing a job" on may mast over the years only through good luck and happenstance.
For what it is worth re: wires in the mast:
After I "wired" lights on my mast (made a base out of an aluminum door kick panel) I was amazed at how much noise that little wire made inside the mast during a windy night on board. In fact, I was so amazed. I spent the better part of the night marveling at the noise.
When I got home I re-ran the wires through a thin walled pvc pipe (much lighter than the standard thickness tube) and inserted that up the mast. That too had some movement inside the mast and I wondered if it would also be noisy under some conditions. So, in keeping with the philosophy that if one aspirin is good, two would be better, I gilded the lilly and slipped foam insulating tubes over the pvc pipe. They are available in builder supply stores, weigh almost nothing, and snugged the whole works very nicely inside the mast. So far (four months), so good.
Stan Winarski M-15, #177, Carol II
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