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

[Bill Wallace]

I use a blue sea cable clam - the clam part stays with the mast over the winter.  You drill a set of holes through a center puck and the center part is squeezed.  It is fairly close to leak free - I think if I redid the holes and used circular wires (single-plex rather than duplex) it would be completely leak free.  As it is, in really hard rain, I get a few drops in occasionally, but not an entire puddle's worth the way I used to.

Bill.


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From: Kris Coward <kris at melon.org>
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Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:29:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Where to run wires from the mast into the boat


I wish my wires ran through a hole in the mast step; I've got a pair of
deck fittings on either side of the mast that have done a fantastic job
of resisting my efforts to keep them from leaking in the rain.

-K

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 04:19:56PM -0400, Jeffrey wrote:
> Hi everyone,
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> 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
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