[Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again

[Peter Thorn]

Mark,

Could you feed one switched power supply to the mast, then on the mast mount
a switch toggling one way to steamer, the other way to mast-head?  This
would not increase power feeds to the base of the mast.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 4:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again


> Peter,
>
> That's good thinking, but I'd still need at least a third conductor to
> switch between them - 2 switch legs and a ground.
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Peter Thorn
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:54 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again
>
>
> Mark,
>
> Recently I've been reading Jobst Vandrey's account of his sailing
> adventures, first in a Compac 19 and subsequently in a Pacific Seacraft
> Flicka.  I like Vandrey's very practical and simple approach to cruising.
>
> He determined that, since it is not CG legal to burn a steaming light and
an
> anchor light at the same time, his boat would be fitted with a toggle on
the
> mast switching between the two.  This seems worth passing on.
>
> PT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark at kaynor.org>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:32 PM
> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again
>
>
> > Gil, Fred,
> >
> > I was initially going to keep the steaming light and add the LED anchor
> > light on another switch. I found a four-conductor cabin top connector in
> the
> > West Marine catalog that's the same shape and size as Raven's current
> > two-conductor connector. Unfortunately, the wire I ordered with it was
way
> > too big for the strain relief fitting on the connector, so I just
decided
> > the heck with it. There aren't many chandleries up here in the mountains
> > <g>.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Eaton, Gil
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 3:00 PM
> > To: 'The Rhodes 22 mail list'
> > Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again
> >
> >
> > Hi Fred,
> > How did you connect the two lights to the cabin top?  I just have
> > two male plugs (steaming and anchor) and one female plug, but has to be
a
> > better way.  Just would like to avoid another plug in the cabin top....
> > Thanks,
> > gil
> > Gil Eaton
> > S/V Closing Time
> > Spring Cove Marina
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Fred Kaiser
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:32 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] UPS Sail Again
> >
> >
> > At 10:50 AM 2/11/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> > >Your masthead setup looks very much like mine.  I just bought
> > >the Davis masthead light and it sounds like I will also replace
> > >my steaming light with the halyard restrainer.  Did yoo use the
> > >one provided by Doyle?  Thanks for all of the useful information.
> > >
> > >Ron
> >
> > I also added a Davis mast head light this winter but I kept the steaming
> > light.
> > I mounted my UPS halyard restrainer supplied by Doyle 6.5 inches below
the
> > mast top.  The steaming light begins at 10.5 inches from the mast top.
> > After using the UPS last season here doesn't appear to be any chaff on
the
> > halyard.  The halyard doesn't seem to rub against the light at all.  Now
> to
> > get my new mast head vhf antenna connected.
> >
> >
> > Fred Kaiser
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Swan Creek, MD / Ft Washington PA
> >
> >
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