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irritating noise #15841
09/14/14 08:24 AM
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Portland, ME
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Hey guys,

I have been putting up with it all season but it's finally starting to wear me down. When on the anchor or mooring, in the right swell, the wires in the mast (radio, masthead/spreader light etc.) swing to and fro inside the mast and play it like a drum, if the swells are bad enough it is obnoxiously loud whilst trying to sleep. How have you guys fixed this issue?

Thanks!

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Re: irritating noise [Re: JBiermann] #15842
09/14/14 09:10 PM
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Kailua Kona, HI
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When you have the mast down, pull the wires to one end[will need messenger line],put a large gob of silicone sealer in your hand and relocate the wires and let the sealer set up.Make sure all halyards are tight to keep them out of the sealer. I've done this twice in ten years and it worked both times. The wires will stick to the side that is down, so plan ahead.

Re: irritating noise [Re: JBiermann] #15852
09/16/14 10:19 AM
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Portsmouth, RI
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I used a slight variation of Bob's suggestion. I take the wires and use three zip ties cinched them tight in a bundle and spaced 120 degrees apart leaving the tails on the zip ties. Do this about every three feet. This keeps them from banging against the mast, allows the halyards to run free, and provides and easy way to remove the wires when needed.

Re: irritating noise [Re: JBiermann] #15854
09/16/14 03:10 PM
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Highland Park, NJ
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My solution was to pull all the wires out of the mast and use all wireless equipment (not only does this eliminate the noise, you will also reduce weight aloft quite a bit!). If halyards have enough tension when they are stowed, they won't bounce around much.


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Re: irritating noise [Re: JBiermann] #15856
09/16/14 03:41 PM
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Barrington, RI
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On Falcon I used some light weight 1/2" pipe insulation to cover all the electrical wires this addresses the noise issue and protects them from the halyards


Charlie Stoddard
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Re: irritating noise [Re: JBiermann] #15882
09/29/14 09:41 PM
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Portland, ME
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all good suggestions, thanks

Re: irritating noise [Re: Rhapsody #348] #15951
11/05/14 06:02 PM
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Squamish, British Columbia
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Originally Posted by Rhapsody #348
I used a slight variation of Bob's suggestion. I take the wires and use three zip ties cinched them tight in a bundle and spaced 120 degrees apart leaving the tails on the zip ties. Do this about every three feet. This keeps them from banging against the mast, allows the halyards to run free, and provides and easy way to remove the wires when needed.


I did this too and it worked amazing!


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