Tacked in 20 knot wind. Jib snagged on the Aquasignal motoring and fordeck light on the
front of my mast, tore it off, ripped the wiring out of the mast. Messy.
The boat is an '85 E-32 with a Kenyon mast. The motoring light is mounted about a foot above the lower spreader, where there is a nice reinforced port for the wiring to exit the mast.
This has happened to us before. Is it common for the jib to snag the motoring light or is it a symptom of bad technique? What do people do
to prevent this? Is there a smaller or bomb-proof version of the light or some kind of guard that can be added to it?
Any advice before I start trying to replace the demolished wiring? I still have one of the three leads sticking out of the mast (the others
broke inside). I hope to tie a messenger line on to this remaining wire and pull it down the mast, then use the line to fish a new cable up. Will this work? Is the wiring free to pull out from the bottom?
-DA
front of my mast, tore it off, ripped the wiring out of the mast. Messy.
The boat is an '85 E-32 with a Kenyon mast. The motoring light is mounted about a foot above the lower spreader, where there is a nice reinforced port for the wiring to exit the mast.
This has happened to us before. Is it common for the jib to snag the motoring light or is it a symptom of bad technique? What do people do
to prevent this? Is there a smaller or bomb-proof version of the light or some kind of guard that can be added to it?
Any advice before I start trying to replace the demolished wiring? I still have one of the three leads sticking out of the mast (the others
broke inside). I hope to tie a messenger line on to this remaining wire and pull it down the mast, then use the line to fish a new cable up. Will this work? Is the wiring free to pull out from the bottom?
-DA