Marc wrote in message . ..
NO,NO, NO, and NO. Drill holes in your mast? Inject foam? What are you
smoking?.Bite the bullit and un step the mast. If your internal wires
are slapping, wrap the wire bundle in pipe insulation and get gigunda
wire ties from Home Depot. Attach 4 wire ties every 5' at 90* to each
other. The will act as a standoff. If the halyards are slapping, tie
the shackle to the toerail away from the mast and put a good strain on
it.
On 23 Jan 2004 09:33:53 -0800, (Parallax)
wrote:
Mnay ppl have complained about slapping of halyards and wires inside
their masts and are looking for solutions. Strangely, this has never
bothered me but I may have a solution.
Get several cans of that expanding foam (product name "Great Stuff").
Every 10' or so drill a tiny hole in the mast large enough for the
nozzle to fit. Push the nozzle in far enough to squirt a dab on the
opposite internal mast wall, on the side wall and opposite wall and
withdraw the nozzle to put a little just inside the hole. Allow it to
set. Push the nozzle through the dried foam at the hole till it is
above the four foam spots and inject enough to form a blob filling the
cross section at the mast. It will be held in place by the four
hardened blobs. Let it begin to set but work th halyards up and down
as it sets.
I have not tried this but might if the slap ever bothers me.
DBO
Hey, it was just an idea, never said it would work. Actually, I have
done this with the Great Stuff Foam at work on a tube with a wire
hoist inside. As far as drilling holes, most of us with older boats
have numerous holes in the mast where previous owners put things.
Yup, it is sticky, but has no tensile strength and a string or rope
through it will free easily (yeah, I tried it at work). Sorry, most
of these ideas are the result of too many red eye flights from one
coast to another.