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Peter upgrades the masthead equipment on Squib, replacing obsolete wind instruments and navigation lights with new components.0:34 He removes the existing, corroded wind sensor and sheaves, documenting the assembly with photographs and labeling hardware to ensure correct reinstallation.1:23 To loosen seized bolts on the masthead fitting, he applies heat with a heat gun and uses an impact driver.5:18 He cleans the original aluminum sheaves and spacers with steel wool and solvent, determining they remain serviceable.6:38 The project includes installing a new Windex and a NASA wind instrument.8:32 After purchasing two used Lopo-Light LED units—an anchor light and a tricolor lantern—for 100 Euro, he fabricates a custom aluminum mounting bracket from an 80 x 100 mm profile to ensure proper light sector visibility.8:27 He drills mounting holes into the masthead, ensuring the tricolor light aligns precisely with the ship's centerline, and plans to install an internal plastic junction box for electrical connections.11:54 Careful planning of the bracket placement preserves existing holes for the spinnaker halyard sheaves and the 12 mm mast-to-top mounting bolts.11:17

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