[Rhodes22-list] IMF anchor light installation

[Peter Nyberg]

Cory,

The top plate on my IMF mast is held on by a couple of screws.  I plan on taking the cover off my boat today or tomorrow, and I’ll try to take a picture of my top plate.

When I got my boat, it had wires running up the mast for a steaming light and the VHF antenna.  When I replaced one, I used the existing wire to pull the new wire through.  If you currently have no wires, I’m not sure what the best way to get started would be.  I doubt that you could just push a wire through, but I could be wrong, so it would be worth a try.  The only other thought that comes to mind would be a weight tied to a string started into the channel at the top of the mast, and then raise the mast and let gravity do the work.

My only other advise would be to run a wire with three conductors, so that you could potentially power both a steaming light and an anchor light.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Apr 5, 2020, at 9:11 PM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone installed an anchor light on an Inter Furling Mast. I checked
> the top plate on the mast and found it to be attached with three rivets.
> Can you remove the plate and how would you replace the top plate? If you
> have successfully accomplished this task also advise what difficulty is
> involved in running the wire through the mast. 26 feet is a long way to
> push wiring.
> I am amazed that this would not be standard equipment on the Rhodes 22.
> This boat is marketed as a small day sailor suitable for overnight cruising.
> Just my thought.
> Any help with this problem will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks!
> Cary Tolbert
> S/V Whisper '86