[C320-list] Mast Top Shroud Exit

[Stephen Cox]

> My Seldon mast has two top shroud exits, (port and starboard) 
> just below the masthead. It appears rainwater maybe 
> ingressing through these holes with severe winds, ending up 
> in my bilge. The slots either side of the mast are not 
> covered with exit plates to protect water entry, like the 
> halyard exits. Does anyone know if there are a rubber grommet 
> or similar for these exits on the mast. Any help would be grateful.
> Peter "Jaraman" # 1096

The water should drain out at the bottom of the mast onto the deck. There is
a pipe up through the mast step that carries all the wiring so any pooling
of water at the base of the mast should drain out before overtopping that
pipe.  The only path to the bilge would be down the electrical wiring lines
and very little would track down those I would have thought.

Stephen Cox
Tegwen #1141