When I bought my boat the previous owner cut the wires at the DC block. Luckily I found the wiring diagrams on this sight and they are correct on my 78. On mine there is a wire bundle that comes through the deck of the boat and is threaded internally till it comes out at the DC panel. After routing a new ground to the black and green wires in the bundle I was able to get every light BUT the steaming light to work again HOORAY! However, the wiring diagram does not mention a steaming light but instead a bow light with an orange wire. Is this the same thing? I hooked it up but no joy.
Also does anyone know of a good replacement for the spreader lights? Thanks Chris C27 Standard Rig #4046 Seabrook TX --- In [email protected], rspe...@... wrote: > > Usually the problem is not the wire, but rather connections and the light > socket. Check especially the light socket as I've found that mine corrode > enough each year that each spring I have to clean the contacts of the socket > and coat the contacts with a contact cleaner/lubricant that I got at Radio > Shack. > Before putting up the mast each spring, I use a specially constructed > extension cord that connects the plug at the mast step to the socket at > the base of the mast. I remove each light bulb and clean the contacts of the > bulbs and sockets with the cleaner/lubricant. I then turn on the lights, > and check to make sure they work. It usually requires that I move the light > bulbs around in their sockets a bit. > Then, I turn the lights off via th panel in the cabin, and remove the > extension cord. Then the mast is ready to go up. > West Marine also has a dielectric grease that is good for keeping the > contacts from corroding. > > Kind of tough to think of getting the boat ready, when there is so much > snow in northern Ohio. But Spring is only a little beyond a month away. > > Bob > > > In a message dated 2/10/2010 11:36:54 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time, > mujin2...@... writes: > > > > > There is an open somewhere between the light and the DC panel. Does > anyone know if there is an intermediary place to probe and how are the > wires routed? > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
