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tweekes
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Initially Posted - 05/13/2003 : 16:21:52

I have a lot of deterioration associated with the mast-wiring plug coming from the mast that attaches to the deck.
I called CD and they are sending me the male and female aspects of the plug.
I wanted to ask who else has attempted to replace this and if you can give me any advice.

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 05/13/2003 : 17:27:17

I replaced mine when I had Wind Lass. I bought a four prong plug at West Marine and added a fore deck light to the mast. Doing the mast wire job is not a problem. Where the problem lies is the coach roof wires. They are molded in or traped between the cabin liner. I took out the old connector and routed new wires inside the head area. On the forward side of the head bulkhead at the top and down to the port side deck to hull joint area and aft. I had to redrill the connector hole at an angle forward to clear the old wires. Look and see what you have and go for it.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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billob
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Response Posted - 05/13/2003 : 18:01:59

Doug - you said mast rewiring is no problem - looks very complicated to me. I've got power to the plug at the base of the mast but no juice up the mast to either the steaming light or the anchor light. How does one determine where the problem is ? How do you rewire if (heaven forbid) you should have to ? Being new to the C25 I'm not sure where to llok for problems - can you or others on the forum help ??
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Bill

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n5lfy
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Response Posted - 05/13/2003 : 18:08:12

If the wiring in the deck is deteriorated, you will have to abandon it and run new wiring inside the cabin. The deck wiring is molded in and can not be replaced. You will need to drill a hole through the deck into the cabin to run the new wires. A word of caution: DO NOT DRILL STRAIGHT DOWN FROM THE CENTER OF THE CONNECTOR PAD. Your drill bit will land right in the middle of the wood bulkhead between the dinette and the head. Drill with an angle forward towards the head area.

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Stephen M. Nolan

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John G-
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Response Posted - 05/13/2003 : 19:40:46

Has any one found a male 4 pin that will fit the existing deck female plug. My deck (female) plug is OK but I need to replace the male plug. I DON’T want to dig out the female existing plug.
 

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Cosmic Muffin
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Response Posted - 05/19/2003 : 18:54:08

I have been looking to do the same thing with my boat. I have a good friend that works as my local West Marine store and he knows a lot about "rigging" and fixing problems. He sugested that I use a trailer wiring harness.

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Douglas
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Response Posted - 05/19/2003 : 19:20:34

When replacing mast wires use the old wire to pull in the new wire. Power to the deck but not up the mast ??? Broken wire at the connector? Bad ground ? Burnt out bulb? Best reworked with mast down. Clean bulb contacts a must.

Doug&Ruth
Triska (Alberg 29)
Tacoma Wa.

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steephen
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Response Posted - 05/21/2003 : 15:38:48

I replaced all the mast wires, including radio, with an electrician's snake, while the mast was down. The only tricky part was the spreaders. There, you should strip the outer white jacket off the wires and just send the red and black inner wires down the spreader. If you put a tiny bend in them they pop right out the hole. I put wires in the other spreader while I was there. I soldered all the splices and sealed them with shrink tubing heted with a Zippo. If possible, of course, pull new wires behind the old ones. I haven't run the wires back to the switch box yet, because I didn't like the switch box location. I moved it away from behind the sink. One of the luxuries of rewiring the whole boat....

Stephen Z 1980 "Little Wing"

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triley
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Response Posted - 05/21/2003 : 21:59:35

Bill

If the things mentioned by Doug and Ruth aren't the problem, could you have your wires twisted from the last time they were checked? If you use an volt/ohm meter, you should be able to find out, and get them straight, or at least determine which wires are dead.

Tom

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Dave B
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Response Posted - 05/21/2003 : 22:06:55

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Has any one found a male 4 pin that will fit the existing deck female plug.
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If you have the plug with the little plastic wedge (like a pie slice), call Catalina Direct--the'll sell you the pair cheap.

Dave Bristle, 1985 C-25 #5032 "Passage" SR/FK/Dinette/Honda in SW CT

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