[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 231, Issue 1

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Warren

I unsteped mine (94 #30)?about 4 years ago.? There were no connectors at the base of the mast, the step or the compression post.? Wires had to be cut.?? What we found when the mast was unsteped was that the wire and cable bundle was taped together and there was a tape dam between the?mast and step.? We cut the wires in the hull where they entered the compression post.

Tony 


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From: warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Sent: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 2:08 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 231, Issue 1



Want to unstep the mast, 1st time for me on this 1994 boat. What might I
expect to find at the base of the mast in terms of wire connectors?

Is it likely that the antenna coax has no connector and I must pull it back
from the radio and remove the entire cable from the mast post? What about
the electric wires and the ST50 wind transducer? Would most installers
provide a connector?

I realize these issues are greatly dependent on the installer; but, might
there be some common sense things an installer would do.

Warren & Pattie Updike
Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay