Rob, I'm pretty sure the steaming light is still required to be shown when you're motoring or motorsailing.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 8:49 AM, robert via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > When up the mast the other day, I noticed that my 'Steaming, Bow, Foredeck > Light' was in pretty bad shape.....probably the original 32 years old. > Will probably replace it when the mast is hauled later this Fall although I > understand this light is no longer legally required.......but I do like the > halogen foredeck light. > > I found this one linked below at the Binnacle.......almost similar to the > existing one: > > Lights-Steaming-Spreader-&-Deck-Lights/c23_156/p1349/AAA-MAS > THEAD-/-DECK-LIGHT/product_info.html > > It appears, without removing mine, that there are three (3) white wires > exiting the foot of the mast connecting to 'green, red and black' ......I > assume the green is negative, red is positive and black in ground. > > Here's the question......the new light fixture at the Binnacle only has > one white wire as a connection.......there is (are) no other places on the > back of the fixture to connect other wires. So if my old fixture has 3 > connections (assuming it does but I have not removed it to be sure) and > this new fixture only has one 'white wire', how do you connect it? > > As you can tell, I am no electrician. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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