Steve wrote in :

Does make me worry about the big multi-core wire in the mast though.


Cables hung vertically in the mast drain very quickly and are not exposed
to submersion. Where the mistakes are made is where they come out of the
mast at the top. Instead of allowing the cable to have a drip loop so the
cable doesn't become a path for rain and spray to ingest water into the
mast, the neatnicks try to see how much of the cable they can hide by
making it as short as possible. Then the water runs down the cable into
the hole, instead of dropping harmlessly off the drip loop that should have
been there. It doesn't have to be a full loop....just a sag in the cable
just before it enters the hole so the water can drip off...