Mast Electronics

Mast Electronics Onne van der Wal repaints the mast and installs new instruments on his 1986 Grand Banks 32, snow Goose Author: Apr 5, 2021 After repainting the mast and spreaders in his home workshop, Onne van der Wal works out the placement of his new navigational instruments before he starts drilling. Onne Van Der Wal In early January, when the outside temperature in Rhode Island was in the thirties, Onne van der Wal decided it was time to bring the mast and boom from his 1986 Grand Banks 32 to his home workshop, where the conditions would be much friendlier. Besides the spars needing a paint job, the electronics on the mast and spreaders needed to be replaced. Most were original or vintage. The Raytheon radar was from the 1990s. “The stuff was pretty old,” Onne says. So, he ordered new instruments.