[alberg30] Digest Number 587

[James Davis]

On Isa Lei (240) I used an electricians fish tape (any hardware store) and
pushed it up from the deck.  When it passed the hole I wanted to run the new
wire through, I hooked it out, then put a light nylon messanger on, pulled
the messanger out and used it to pull in the new wire.  I would have used a
string with a weight, but some one had put 6 - 8 feet of foam peanuts in the
mast.  Pushing the fish tape made it too easy.
Jim Davis


>    Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 21:01:03 -0400
>    From: "Alan P. Kefauver" <apk2 at home.com>
> Subject: Mast Issues
>
> As work progresses on Andante, I have finally gotten to the mast. Sent a
mate aloft today, and found the anchor light had been made from a glass jar,
the steaming light was corroded, and the spreader lights were, .. well
non-repairable. So, off it all came,with the plan to pull new wire with the
old. Ooops, the old wire broke and disintegrated.
>
> Looks like the only thing to do is take the mast down and rewire and
install new wire and fixtures. I would appreciate any hints or ideas about
how to fish new wiring without a mast removal.


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