[C320-list] Pulling the mast

[Graeme Clark]

Under the port settee in the saloon!

Sent from my phone. Excuse typos! 

> On 6 Oct 2020, at 17:40, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
> 
> Port locker? I'm not sure what you mean.
> 
>> On 10/6/2020 3:06 AM, Chris White wrote:
>>  Scott
>> My advice is to disconnect all cables in the port locker where there are connectors.Be sure to carefully tag all cables as they look similar and are not colour coded.The silicone sealant in the deck plate can be replaced with something else when the mast is replaced.It is worth replacing all cables and rewire and possibly replace the lights etc if they need it while you have the chance.
>> Chris WhiteYacht Dandy #449
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>>     On Monday, 5 October 2020, 17:44:34 BST, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
>>    Surprise is 20 years old and as far as I know the mast has never been
>> pulled. I'm thinking of doing that this winter to service halyard
>> sheaves, rebed chainplates, etc.  Can anyone tell me what problems to
>> expect if I ask the yard to do this as part of winter haulout? I'm
>> mostly concerned about cables that may run through the mast step with no
>> connector. In case it matters, I believe that my boat was originally
>> commissioned by Sail Annapolis in 1999. I suspect that they sold most of
>> the 320's of comparable vintage on the Northern Chesapeake, and probably
>> the mast was stepped initially under their direction.
>> 
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> Scott Thompson
> Surprise, #653
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