To BillyJane,

And, you're uninformed, inexperienced and stupid!

Wires inside the mast are subject to corrosion and working
so they can chafe, etc. Plugs at the base of the mast on a
deck stepped mast are particularly subject to corrosion
and failure. Putting wires inside the mast does NOT
protect them from humidity and wear and tear. It is stupid
to place any wires and connections in unaccessable places.

Where do you think they run the wires on wooden spars?
You don't actually think they drill the length of the spar and
insert the wires do you? What a colossal PUTZ!

S.Simon


wrote in message ...
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 14:41:45 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

Wiring inside a cruising boat mast is stupid. Unless one can unstep and
step the mast unaided in a seaway to fix dead wires and connections
inside the mast one is asking for big trouble. It's far better to have all
wires to the masthead readily accessable.


Running wires on the outside of ANY sailboat mast is the height of
stupidity. I thought you had already reached as high on the stupidity
scale as you could go with your bone-headed boom repair.

There are no connections inside the mast. The whole idea is to protect
the wires from damage and the elements, so they won't NEED repairs.

BB