Marek;
My 27 has a deck stepped mast. She originally had only a steaming light and the VHF antenna in the mast, and the connections were on the deck using a zinc plug connector. Over the years before I bought her, the connectors got corroded and began to leak into the core – resulting in a soft spot on the cabin top which needed repair. When I replaced the original mast with a Kenyon spar about 10 or 12 years ago (long story) I installed anchor, steaming, and foredeck lights in addition to a new VHF antenna. In my experience a wind instrument on a small boat like a 25 or 27 has little real value since the boat moves around so much in response to wind and waves – which makes the electronic information unreliable. The wires exit the mast about 3 or 4 inches above the mast step – again with a rubber grommet to serve as a chafe guard. The tail of wires in encased in a couple of layers of shrink wrap of increasing diameter to serve as chafe and UV protection, and the pigtail goes through the deck using a Blue Seas cable clam like this: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/blue-sea-systems--cable-clam-1-seal-1-40-35mm-max-conn-dia-0-56-14-0mm-max-cable-dia--14982524?cm_mmc=PS-_-Google-_-none-_--- <http://www.westmarine.com/buy/blue-sea-systems--cable-clam-1-seal-1-40-35mm-max-conn-dia-0-56-14-0mm-max-cable-dia--14982524?cm_mmc=PS-_-Google-_-none-_---&adpos=1t3&creative=99997543804&device=c&matchtype=b&network=g&gclid=COrrn_HA7dACFY66wAodZLgBfA> &adpos=1t3&creative=99997543804&device=c&matchtype=b&network=g&gclid=COrrn_HA7dACFY66wAodZLgBfA Once the wires are inside the boat, the VHF antenna is connected to a VHF cable ending at the radio, and the electrical connections are mad on a terminal strip that is mounted inside a small Radio Shack project box that is screwed to the oak crossmember that spans the entrance to the head/forward cabin and provides support for the mast step. All the connections are inside the boat, relatively hidden from view, and dry and the cable clam has never leaked. Unstepping the mast is no biggie: Unscrew the VHF cable to cable connection. Loosen 4 screws for the DC connections to the terminal strip. Take 4 screws out of the housing for the cable clam. Lift the whole wiring pigtail (and rubber plug from the cable clam) out of the boat, and cover the hole in the cable clam with duct tape. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 11:31 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Marek Dziedzic <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Rewiring mast and anchor light.. Rick, I confessed to this already once (and was threatened with keel hauling as a result), so I will say it again: I don’t have a C&C anymore. I sold my C&C 24 three years ago and replaced her with, God help me, a Catalina C270. So I have a deck stepped mast. This means that the idea of having a connection block is out. Additionally, I step and unstep the mast annually - winter is not overly mild in these parts.
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