[alberg30] Noise from wires inside mast

[alberg30]

Tom:  that would have to be a Mad Scientist Original!

As George points out though, its important not to use too much foam (ie:
don't fill the whole cavity) so you can add future wires or pull out the
old ones. When I did this, I seem to remember lining up my holes with
the wires, placing the straw nozzle of the foam can into the hole, but
between a couple of wires, and then giving just a squirt while I backed
the straw out of the hole, causing a trail of foam to follow. The result
was as a small dollop of foam that held the wires in to the inside of
the mast. I think I used an odd size drill bit just under 1/4".

I don't think it would be too hard to remove the wires, after using this
method. The amount of foam  you use is so small, you could easily stick
part of a bent  coat hanger, bent nail in a drill chuck,  or something
else into the hole and simply pop the foam out of the way. I suppose you
could also force something up into the mast to clear the foam out also.

Joe #499
"One Less Traveled"

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Sutherland <sutherlandt at prodigy.net>
To: <alberg30 at egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [alberg30] Noise from wires inside mast


> Joe ... That is the first time I have heard this solution ... was this
> your idea or did you read it somewhere ? I think I like it !
> does anyone see a serious downside to this idea ?
>
> Tom S
> A30  #412
>
> alberg30 wrote:
>
> > This is probably not the classiest solution but it is simple and
> > pretty
> > easy.
> >
> > I drilled small holes in  the mast about two-three inches from the
> > sail
> > track, every six feet or so down the length of the mast. Then I
> > sprayed
> > that crazy expanding foam stuff .....
>
>
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