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Nancy Cole
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Initially Posted - 11/17/2001 :  20:44:43  Show Profile
Greetings

I'm planning my season's upgrades and have a few questions.

1. I would like to have a split rear stay with a backstay adjuster. Any thoughts?

2. My mast is down and I need to install a windex and a masthead light. This is really a
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PZell
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Response Posted - 11/18/2001 :  00:29:34  Show Profile
Hi Nancy,
Re your motormount problems:
I have an 8hp on an old wornout mount. The springs are pretty much
bent or shot. To give the mount a little extra uummmmph I added a
couple of hardware store springs on each side. You may need to experiment to
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johnwprice
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Response Posted - 11/18/2001 :  17:57:22  Show Profile  Visit johnwprice's Homepage
Nancy, you wrote:

"I'm planning my season's upgrades and have a few questions.
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"2. My mast is down and I need to install a windex and a masthead light. This is really a basic question. Where does the wire go and how does it get to my elect
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John Mason
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  16:01:05  Show Profile
Hi Nancy,
I rewired my boat's mast last winter. I found it had a length of pvc in it, pop riveted to the inside front of the mast, to put the wires in.

Masthead picture showing the wiring going into the pvc pipe.
http://c25c250.best.vwh.net/restrict
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