The mast on my 1996 34MKII has developed a leak. The water is running down the sides of the metal compression post.
It there a "quick fix" that I can do this summer to abate the issue then pull the mast in the fall?
Here's how it was built, at least on a C320. Track it down. Good luck.
I get a leak down when the mast doesn't drain after a rain. When I first got Shamrock would get water down down inside the compression post and it would slowly drain at the mast step for days after a hard rain. When I unsteped the mast I could see that the leak was caused by the water building up inside the mast high enough to leak at the wire entrance, a few inches above the step. There was only a small hole, about 1/8, for water to drain and got plugged with dirt. I just increased the hole and made for a more straight flow so I could unplug with a small wire. That fixed my leak. If I notice water draining slowly from the mast base, I take a small wire and clean out the drain hole.
Hope this helps,
Jim