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pmcarman
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Initially Posted - 12/13/2005 :  12:01:55  Show Profile  Visit pmcarman's Homepage
There's a stern light fixture on the port side that's got me a bit puzzled. In looking online and a few stores like West Marine, all the light fixtures have female ends and plug into a deck fitting that has the male prongs. The fitting installed on mine, however, is a female end, implying that the light would have the male ends. Is this an old model sort of thing? I haven't found any male-ended stern lights, so thinking I'll have to swap the deck fitting, but wanted to check with the group first. Thanks!
Paul MacGyver Carman
'86 FK/SR #5195 "Althea"
Eau Gallie, FL
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DanM
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Response Posted - 12/13/2005 :  12:13:18  Show Profile  Visit DanM's Homepage
First thing, you should check out CatalinaDirect.com/store online catalog. Second, with your middle name, the solution should be intuitive.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 12/13/2005 :  13:29:04  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Powerboats often use a removable mast stern light which plugs into a deck mounted socket. Are you looking at those items? Our sternlights simply use conventional bayonet bulbs.
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pmcarman
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Response Posted - 12/13/2005 :  13:56:04  Show Profile  Visit pmcarman's Homepage
Yep, looking at the deck mounted sockets. In this case, looks like it was added after the fact (there's a switch and fuse inside the port coaming area), and instead of having a socket, it looks like the light would have a hollow shaft with the male connectors inside, and then the light would plug in on top of the fixture (even has a small o-ring gasket).

I've been in cleanup mode for the last month or so, and electric is the current project. So far have found all kinds of extra wiring, including a full size car antenna for the radio that doesn't work. lol!
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 12/13/2005 :  14:48:19  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Paul,

This isn't the quick and easy solution you might have been hoping for, but here's what I'd suggest. Get rid of the removable runabout stern light (and its socket). Get a real stern light and install it where it can be seen. On the stern rail works good. If the old unit was one of those two-bulb stern/steaming/anchor combos, then be sure you have a working steaming light on your mast, and a working anchor light wherever you think best.

"<i>...full size car antenna...</i>"

You mean a telescoping metal one? Good grief. If you decide to go that general route for an FM antenna, you might consider one of the little 'rubber ducky' antennas stuffed up under the coaming. Others have had good success sharing a VHF antenna, or using various parts of the rigging.

-- Leon Sisson
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djn
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Response Posted - 12/13/2005 :  15:02:31  Show Profile
Hi Paul, I asked about how to hook up the FM antenna in this forum a while ago and the two suggestioins that I am looking at is 1. getting a VHF/FM splitter from WM. That will allow you to use you VHF radio for FM as well, and 2. hooking it up to one of the stays. That will make for a Really Big antenna. I am also missing the transome cover peice and my teak combing rings are shot so I am replacing all three with the plastic type from CD. Cheers.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 12/13/2005 :  15:34:21  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
This is the second boat that I have used a fiberglass antenna from Pep Boys. I am sorry this picture is so poor. It is 1 foot long, flat and double stick taped to the hull liner just under the window. See it? $10 works great.
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