[Public-List] Where to run wires from the mast into the boat

[David Terrell]

For the anchor light, the steaming light and deck light, I used trailer 
hitch connectors I purchased from the local NAPA store. The VHF uses 
coax connectors. I use the blue seas connector previously mentioned to 
pass the wires thru the deck. I found some wonderful connectors from 
Belgen for the wind vane. All this is totally water proof and 
disconnects in less than a minute when the  mast is pulled in the fall. 
The wires come through a hole in the side of the mast at the base.
This set up  has worked well for me.

David


On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM, James Allocco wrote:

> Jeff,
>
>  What concerns me is water migrating sideways thru  the whole and 
> rotting
> the bean or the wooden fillers between the fiberglass.
> That was the case in my boat when I bought her.  At that  time I was 
> able
> to make on a lathe a 3/4 in dia. tube with a low profile mushroom 
> shaped
> head.  This I epoxed in place. I wrap the wires in tape where they 
> enter
> the tube and the paint them with liquid electrical tape. They never 
> leak
> but more importantly water doesn't get into the balsa.
>
> Jim Allocco
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Jeffrey <alberg30nh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> On my boat, the electrical wires from the mast run into the boat via 
>> a hole
>> that runs through the mast step, through the beam and into the cabin. 
>> Not
>> exactly how I would have it, but it works, and since the hole is 
>> already
>> there I use it. Since I've added an anchor light and an anemometer 
>> the
>> extra wires have made for a tight fit through that hole.
>>
>> I'm just wondering if anyone else has the same setup? If not, is 
>> there a
>> good solution to get the wires into the cabin top? On other boats 
>> I've seen
>> little bits of PVC to make a shielded opening but it does not look 
>> that
>> clean.
>>
>> -Jeff Fongemie
>> #116 Seagrass
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/fongemie
>>
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>> --
>> Jeffrey Fongemie
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