Took a 2 week trip moored at Catalina Island. The boat rolled constantly at mooring causing the radio antenna and RayMarine cables to clang constantly inside the mast. Makes for a nightly problem with sleeping. I tried to hook a cable through a small access port about 5 ft up, but was unable to prevent the other 42ft from clanging inside. Any solutions anyone?
Sincerely,
Sleepless in Catalina
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Joe Lucido
1986 Catalina 36
Hull # 0625
M-25 Universal diesel
Oceanside, CA
Haven't had this problem -- and thus haven't had to try the following solution -- but I read somewhere of the idea of attaching 3 zip ties to the cables every few feet, with the "tails" of the zip ties splayed out at 120 degree angles from each other, to keep the cables from rattling around.
I don't know how this would be done in situ, but I'm guessing you could climb the mast, disconnect the cables and attach messenger lines so you could pull them out at the base, then attach the zip ties, then pull the cables back up.
Matthew Chachère
s/v ¡Que Chévere!
(Formerly 1985 C36 MKI #466 tall rig fin keel M25)
2006 Catalina Morgan 440 #30.
Homeported in eastern Long Island, NY
Two antihistamines, two scotch & waters (or gin & tonics), no more rattles!
peter g
2000 C36, MK2, Hull. #1897
wonderful, wonderful, wonderful ! ! !. 5 th Catalina
Soft ear plugs work great
Bill Miller
S/V Lorraine
Pacific Northwest,Sound Sound
Grapeview,Wa
1990 Mk1
Joe
I have the same problem with my radar cable. I hook a bungee cable through the main Halyard exit. I also use a flopper stopper. I works well enough until I pull the mast and do it right.
Chuck Lennox
97 MKii Ventura Ca
Island Girl Hull #1611
Joe,
I have a mki 1991, mine has an internal plastic tube where all the cables run inside. That was standard when the boat was commissioned back in 1991.
Two years ago, we took the mast down to made a full revision including painting, we replace the internal tube were all the electrical, including radar cable runs. Look at front part of your mast for rivets, the tube I mentioned is fixed to the mast by rivets each 3 or 4 meters.
We have no mast noise at all, hope it helps.
Regards,
Eladio
Eladio Vallina
C-36 TR EUREKA II
Hull 1122 (1991)
Home port Barcelona (Spain).
I have a 1984 Catalina 36 that had the same exact problem. Very noisy when rocking and rolling. I had decided to install a new mast head light and new mast head antenna. What I found was that only one wire was directed down the internal plastic conduit provided by Catalina. All wires were in very bad condition, so I replaced all with new marine wire. After I lead All wires down the plastic conduit; windex light wire, anchor light wire, antenna wire, instrument wire, steaming/deck wires; all noise stopped. This is probably going to require you to un-step your mast to do this correctly. My Boat is located in Michigan where we un-step and step our mast quite often.
Clifford Bassett
s/v " Red Dog "
1984 C-36 Hull # 260
M25 SR/FK
Holland, Michigan
Joe,
I have used the method Matthew described (sets of 3 wire ties at 120 dregees to each other) for a radar cable, and it worked very well. It did not interfere with the halyards, and was easy enough to install from the bottom, pulling the cable up with a messenger line.
Tom Sokoloski
C36/375IA Past Commodore
Noank, CT
I have a 1985 tall rig. It uses the plastic conduit that is riveted to the mast. The conduit has come loose, at least at the bottom and was causing some slapping noise. I was able to put a wire hook around it at about 6 feet up the mast through an old halyard hole. Works OK as a temporary fix until I can pull the mast. Seems like the conduit at the rivet points is breaking.
Paul Cyr
C36 "At Last"
1984 hull# 369
Oriental, NC