[C320-list] Pulling the mast

[Graeme Clark]

Scott

Correct X there won’t (or need not) be any connections there NOW because the connection is made with the block at the base of the mast
The suggestion is that when you rewire  you leave long enough “tails” hanging out the bottom of the mast so they can be threaded through the compression post to make a new connection under the port settee
In theory you could have them long enough to run right to the electrical panel or back of the radio etc but threading them up there is something you only want to do once, it’s fiddly, not something you want to do every time you remove the mast
So by putting your connectors inside the port settee area they are accessible and dry and it’s no big deal to undo them if you need to remove the mast again
Graeme
366, 1996, UK

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> On 6 Oct 2020, at 22:30, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
> 
> I'll look again next time I'm on board but I do not recall any connectors in that location on my boat. I suspect the wiring details vary quite a bit from boat to boat. That's in part why I asked for feedback from anyone who has a similar vintage (1999) sold by the same dealer (Sail Annapolis), since I believe the dealer did a lot of the detail work when the boat was first commissioned. That may have included mast wiring for radio antenna and masthead instruments, since those are not standard equipment.
> 
> Thanks to all for the feedback.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
>> On 10/6/2020 4:04 PM, Graeme Clark wrote:
>> 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
>>>>        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.
>>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Scott Thompson
>>> Surprise, #653
>>> 
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