As I have not tested this, it is a suggestion only. In the local
wally-mart, hollow tubes designed to provide floatation and recreation for
kids were on sale at a miniscule price (4 feet long, neon colors, closed
cell foam for $1.47 @.) Remove foot of mast, route wires through the center
hole, shove unit up extrusion, repeat 4 times, then replace mast foot and
reconnect wires. Voila! you have a quiet mast that will float.
As an alternative (one that I tested on another boat) use standard foam pipe
insulation, which has the advantage of having a slit to fit over the wires
if they are attached to the mast (as they should be) instead of just hanging
free.
Hope this helps,
Mac Davis, Kelpie, WWP19#804, Aripeka, Fl
----- Original Message -----
From: John spooner <ocean@verinet.com>
To: Potter <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: Masthead Light Wiring
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Well Last night I slep on my P-19 for the first time, secured the
> halyards with bunges, laid there and listened to this mast clanging for
> a while and determined it must be the wires running inside the mast. I
> laid there and thought the only way to cure the problem is to drill some
> holes in the mast and inject foam in there, what do you think, any
> suggestions???
> Sleepless in Ft Collins
> John