Re: [Cal_Boats] Mast Rebuild & Name That Spar-black tape (Allen)

Allen, This time, the photo is attached. --Michael-- --- On Wed, 9/16/09, Michael D <md… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: From: Michael D <md… [at] yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Mast Rebuild & Name That Spar-black tape (Allen) To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 12:19 PM Allen, My only experience is with Lanocote. 4-5 years later, my SS screws came out without any problems and I saw no corrosion. There is a commercial product called Tef-Gel, but I know little about it and cannot compare the two. Take a look at the attached. What you see there is pitting/corrosion where the straps of the gooseneck wrapped around the mast. I'm thinking of some form of insulator is called for when I reattach the gooseneck. The question is what material should I use? Maybe just cutting up a 2 liter bottle to make insulators would be suitable. I don't know. BTW, the other day I followed a thread regarding VHF antennas. I use a Shakespeare 4200 whip at the top of my mast. During rebuild, I'll be rewiring it with RG-213 coax. --Michael--

Another possible insulator is paint. Again, I would call someone and try and find someone who really knows. Allen On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Michael D <md… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > [Attachment(s) <#123c3ab87ee14ec2_TopText> from Michael D included > below] > > Allen, > > This time, the photo is attached. > > --Michael-- > > --- On *Wed, 9/16/09, Michael D <md… [at] yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: Michael D <md… [at] yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Mast Rebuild & Name That Spar-black tape (Allen) > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 12:19 PM > > > > Allen, > > My only experience is with Lanocote. 4-5 years later, my SS screws came > out without any problems and I saw no corrosion. There is a commercial > product called Tef-Gel, but I know little about it and cannot compare the > two. > > Take a look at the attached. What you see there is pitting/corrosion where > the straps of the gooseneck wrapped around the mast. > > I'm thinking of some form of insulator is called for when I reattach the > gooseneck. The question is what material should I use? Maybe just cutting > up a 2 liter bottle to make insulators would be suitable. I don't know. > > BTW, the other day I followed a thread regarding VHF antennas. I use a > Shakespeare 4200 whip at the top of my mast. During rebuild, I'll be > rewiring it with RG-213 coax. > > --Michael-- > > > >