LM 30 Masthead Photo

[chrismunson]

Does anyone have a close-up photo of the top of the mast? I'm looking to install an anchor light, presently my boat does not have. I need to see how the wires are installed at the top,hopefully the old wire is still there.

[Brian & Glenda]

Here are two photos of the John Mast - mast head of my 1983 LM32 as it was at the time I purchased it in 2014.  Before the mast was reinstalled, I replaced this fixture with an LED masthead anchor light that has a photo sensor such once the anchor light switch at the control panel is turned on, it will turn itself on at dusk and off at dawn.  You can also buy LED bulbs that have this functionality built into the bulb if you find a fixture you like, that does not have this feature.  Very handy if you prefer anchoring out to docks.  Saves forgetting to turn it on at dusk, or having to get up at dawn to turn it off to save power!  I'd have to dig through my paperwork to see what brand and model it is. (likely a Davis or Victory brand.) Let me know if you wish me to do that, but your local chandler should have some options. 

Hope this helps... 

Brian.

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[Brian & Glenda]

I should perhaps explain that the stainless steel plate just above the anchor light in the top photo, is where the VDO wind instruments attach. Their electrical cord is hanging down over the mainsail sheave and through the split wire looming tube.

The little black plastic fitting that this cord is looped over, is the the mount for a Windex wind direction indicator.

The light coloured cable that disappears down the mast cap, is the VHF radio antenna cable. I note that as it was at the time I bought the boat, it does not pass through a bushing, and that its entry into the mast not sealed to the weather. I'd certainly do both of these things and trust my rigger did.

The anchor light cable is the light grey cable. How it enters the mast isn't readily apparent in these photos, but it appears to run down the same hole as the wind instruments cable, which I trust does have a bushing and sealant. The anchor light is affixed to the mast cap by the slot screws visible in the photos. If the required holes don't exist in the cap, it will be an interesting challenge to drill and tap them while hanging from a bosun's chair at the mast head! I've been up my mast a few times, and find it a challenge to get my eyes above the level of the mast cap.

I'll have to inspect it next time I'm up the mast!

Here is a photo of our boat taken from the top of the mast, with my brother's Gulf 32 in the adjacent moorage.  The difference in the shape of the two boat is quite remarkable!  

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[chrismunson]

INcredibly helpful thank you Brian!!!!!!!!!!