Bob,
I had this trouble with my Catalina 25. When I removed the bow
pulpit, I found the hole drilled through the deck was vertical, and
not on an angle to match the angle of the tubing. If fact, the
pulpit tubing cut the duplex wire's sheathing and caused a short
where the tubing was fastened to the deck. The answer would be to
enlarge the hole and make the hole's angle match the angle of the
tubing so the wire can run freely through the hole in the deck and up
the pulpit tubing. One can use the old wire to pull new wire, and
using some soap is an electrician's trick to reduce friction on the
pulling process. Hope this helps.
Herb Clark
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Chico Yacht Club
s/v Imagine Catalina 270
s/v Hotel Charlie Catalina 25
d/s Coyote Coronado 15
"Why worry when I can sail?"
On Dec 14, 2007, at 10:04 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Listees,
On my 1984 the nav light sits in front of the pulpit. Has anyone
replaced the nav light wiring running thru the bow and stern
pulpits? I have removed the wood veneer in the bow just in front
of the anchor locker. I have corrosion where the RED/Black wiring
meets the duplex wiring which runs thru the pulpit to the nav lights.
I have cut the wiring at the RED/BLACK - Duplex butt connectors in
order to replace the duplex wiring ( which I have already purchased).
My question is: I can not budge the old pulpit/duplex wiring in
either direction. I have tugged, pulled and pushed the pulpit
wiring from both sides ( outside the pulpit at the nav light and
also from inside from the anchor locker area. No Luck
I think the opening in the pulpit where the light sits is just too
small to pull or push this wire through.
Any sugggestions????????
Bob "Eileen" 1984 #5641
