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FrankV
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Initially Posted - 04/24/2007 : 17:10:47

I was nearly run over by another st*** pot two nights ago, so I ordered a new bow two color light, stern white light and steaming light from Catalina Direct. I also ordered all of the brackets.

I read on other posts how to fish the wires through the pulpits, but how do I connect them? Just cut the old lights wires and wire into those?

Any words of wisdom on the steaming light? I have the old teak pad and who knows where the wires are for that one. The bulb has been long gone.

Also, can one get LED strobe lights in green and white? I want to hang them on my wires to make really sure I am seen.

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Frank Vaughan
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 18:25:21

Hey Frank, were you underway or anchored during your near mishap?

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FrankV
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 18:55:02

I was under way, with a 120 Jib up and well heeled. He came up on our Starboard side, and the light was down low on the starboard side. The stern light is on the port side.

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bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 21:17:53

I dont think they can see anyway. I was anchored out one nite had lights hanging all over my boat, the guy came by at 30 mph, and yelled to his buddy I didnt even see that boat, how he missed me, and all my lights I will never know...They just dont have any common sense, go tearing thru an area in the dark at 30 mph...
That was one lucky nite.

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ct95949
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 21:22:57

The old wires are junk. It's relatively easy to route new wire from the panel to the v-berth and up through the bow pulpit. I mounted my new stern light on the center of the stern rail, it was a little harder to fish that one. I used Ancor duplex safety wire (red and yellow) 14 and 16 gauge.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 21:23:48

When I'm unsure as to whether another boater notices me at night, I'll take my 1,000,000 gigawatt flashlight and light up my sails. Might even flash it in the direction of the oncoming boat just to be sure.

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djn
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 22:09:27

Any more, when I sail at night, I turn on my mid mast light (forgot the name and it is late) and it lights the jib up nicely. CHeers.

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Justin
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 22:53:50

I just thought I finished installing my new bow light this past weekend, but I was wrong. When I soldered the new Anchor tinned marine grade wire to the stock wiring in the anchor locker, I noticed how badly corroded the original wire was. I still tried soldering the connection and testing it out, but no luck. There is too much resistance from the corrosion and it cannot handle the amperage of the light. It does not come on at all. I will soon be routing new wire all the way to the panel. Just be ready for the same thing; they used some real shoddy wiring stock that just isn't made for the marine environment.

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djn
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Response Posted - 04/24/2007 : 23:03:41

Hi Justin, could you have a dead short. It is unusual to get no reading what so ever. I do agree, however, that replacing the total run is a good idea. Cheers.

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Justin
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Response Posted - 04/25/2007 : 07:23:17

Hi Dennis,

The multimeter read a 12.+ voltage going through up to the pulpit, but once everything is connected, the bulb still does not turn on. We tested the bulb directly on the battery and it is good. We tested the resistance of the circuit at the panel and if I recall it was pretty high.

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djn
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Response Posted - 04/25/2007 : 10:28:44

If you are getting 12 volts at the pulpit, you should be getting light. Is your ground good? Cheers.

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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 04/25/2007 : 11:23:01

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by djn
 Any more, when I sail at night, I turn on my mid mast light (forgot the name and it is late) and it lights the jib up nicely. CHeers.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Dennis,
If you mean the 120deg forward light, that would be the steaming light, which technically you are not supposed to have on. If you mean the deck light, I suppose you can light up your deck all you want.

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John Mason
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Response Posted - 04/25/2007 : 12:13:53

With my new bow light I fished new wire back into the V berth and connected to the original there. No corrosion was found at that point in the circuit, just shiny copper. Original is definitely not tinned.

As for a steaming light, I'd get one of these - [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SAILBOAT-MAST-MOUNTED-STEAMING-DECK-LIGHT-00100_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50437QQihZ013QQitemZ230119248741QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW"]Steaming/Deck combo light[/url]

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