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My C42( hull #837) is a 2 cabin centerline version so our bunk is too far from the mast which runs down inside the forward head to hear anything. BUT, when I was recently installing a new radar system, we found that the conduit carrying the wiring had not been secured at the masthead and was bunched up around the base. That could be your problem - a trip in the Bosun's chair could confirm that.

Good... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dickbutler) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/3577 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:47:29 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/3576/t/noisy-mast.html#reply-3576
I have perfected my "night routine". I am very strict about performing my "Catalina De-Clanging Dance" topsides --- in each and every harbor we hit..... before settling in for the evening. My husband just watches and shakes his head. Oh to sleep through trains and thunder and babies crying !

Sometimes the dance resumes... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (cathyinct) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/3576 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:25:41 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/3575/t/noisy-mast.html#reply-3575 feeds@yuku.com (thegreenmartini) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/3575 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:11:18 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/3574/t/noisy-mast.html#reply-3574 However this was not the case on our C34 tensioning the haylhards only made it worse so I tried loosining them , try slacking off on the tension, it may be that you have to find the "sweet" spot , in our case the tensioned lines were acting like a guitar string. Any how after playing aroun withe the tension allmost all... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (dbnonsense) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/3574 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:43:33 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/3573/t/noisy-mast.html#reply-3573
You'll never completely silence the mast. What you can do is identify and minimize as many sources as you can.

The wiring you've identified is normally routed through PVC conduits when the mast is rigged prior to commissioning. It's difficult to run wiring through the conduit after the mast is stepped so there's always the chance you have a few wires loose in the mast. As Mark points out, halyards are often the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (melelana) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/3573 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:24:00 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/reply/3572/t/noisy-mast.html#reply-3572
I can't speak for your boat, but for me (hulll #519) it turned out to the halyards and not the wires as they are in conduit in the mast. No matter how much tension I applied to the halyards the prebend in the mast meant that the jib... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (salacia) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/sreply/3572 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:17:03 GMT http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/1173/t/noisy-mast.html Our C42, hull 463, is the 3-cabin version and the alu Isomat mast passes through the deck in the owner's cabin, right against the pillow of the pullman berth. So when asleep (or trying to) the skipper's ear is at only 4 inches close to the mast and with the slightest motion of the boat the mast becomes a terrible noisemaker.
I don't suspect the halyards running inside to be the cause of this noisance because we can tighten them on the winches... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (cardiwi) http://catalina42discussionforum.yuku.com/topic/1173 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:07:21 GMT