Deck-stepped

Convex underside of heel plug – distributes com-pression loadon the mast section. Small protrusion on top side of heel plug – acts asspacer for cable conduit. Allows cables to be pulled out smoothly.

The T-base has integrated block fastenings. The blocks are fixed with a stainless steel shaft that is easily removed if you wish to replace or add blocks. The T-base can be equipped with a cable hose, guiding the cables through the compression post and into the cabin. The cables run through the ordinary conduit, all the way down to the heel plug. They then curve up to the top of the cable hose and further, via a loop, down through the hose and the T-base. All in order to prevent water from pene- trating into the cabin. A more common way to exit the cables from the mast is through the heel plug and further to a deck connection or cable gooseneck.The small protrusion on the top side of the heel plug servesas a spacer for the cable conduit, allowing the cables to be pulled out smoothly through the heel or cable hose. The same T-base is used for conventional masts and the corresponding sizes of in-mast furling masts.

Cable hose preventswater from entering into the cabin. Plugged T-base. Cables exit through mast heel fordeck connections.Cables can be led through the cable hoseand further down in the compression post. They may also exit straight through the heel plug for deck connections.

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