I have a (new to me) 1987 C-22. The previous owner indicated the various mast lights no longer worked. The deck connector from the mast was no longer there so I was unable to check. After the season ended, when I took down the mast, I jumped power to each wire going up the mast, and the appropriate light lit up....so that's good! Unfortunately there was no power at the socket located on the deck. I decided to remove the deck connector, and discovered that all the wires but one (the ground) had worked loose or frayed. I checked power at the wires and they all have power! The problem is that the wires are frayed and there is almost no length of any wire long enough to re-connect to the deck connector. I tried to gently pull them a little (all I need is 3/4"or so), but they won't budge. Inside the cabin I can see the wire going up through the deck, and there is slack in the cabin. Is the mast step/compression post "squeezing" the wires? And if so, could I temporarily remove the post (the mast is currently down), pull some slack up and reset the post? Or as a 2nd alternative, could I pull the wires all the way back into the cabin, splice 6" to each wire and rethread them back up to the deck? I'm not sure how long and narrow the hole is from inside to outside, and I hate to make things any worse. If any of you have any thoughts or suggestions, fire away! I'm all ears......thanks
Mike
Mike