Hi all,
Working on re-wiring electrics up/down the mast. I have coax, wind, & mast light. They were previously wired through the mast step at the deck with connectors fitted to the mast step itself (coax, 7-pin, and 4-pin). However, these became corroded. My inclination is to actually route them directly through the deck using a blue sea systems cable clam (would probably need three cable clams actually), then connect to a terminal block mounted on the inside deck ceiling or upper mast support inside the cabin. This would allow me access to trouble shoot for faults. Downside is that it would be a little bit of a pain to open up the clams to place/remove cables each time I step the mast. Also would have to patch up 3 holes in the mast step (presents a separate question of the best way to patch those holes?). See attached photos. Curious what others think of that idea or if you'd do it differently? Thanks for the input.
Working on re-wiring electrics up/down the mast. I have coax, wind, & mast light. They were previously wired through the mast step at the deck with connectors fitted to the mast step itself (coax, 7-pin, and 4-pin). However, these became corroded. My inclination is to actually route them directly through the deck using a blue sea systems cable clam (would probably need three cable clams actually), then connect to a terminal block mounted on the inside deck ceiling or upper mast support inside the cabin. This would allow me access to trouble shoot for faults. Downside is that it would be a little bit of a pain to open up the clams to place/remove cables each time I step the mast. Also would have to patch up 3 holes in the mast step (presents a separate question of the best way to patch those holes?). See attached photos. Curious what others think of that idea or if you'd do it differently? Thanks for the input.