[Rhodes22-list] Masthead Light Blub

[Geoff Farrell]

I lubricate my canvas boat cover snaps with one of those silicone lubricant
sticks. I simply dab the stick on the snap. The silicone adheres to the snap
and then when I put the cover on the boat some of the lubricant gets
deposited on the male portion of the snaps and everything is then
lubricated. I like using the sticks because if I used the silicone spray
there would be overspray onto the canvas.

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:36 PM, <cjlowe at sssnet.com> wrote:

> I use a Q-tip cut in half,with enough cotton pulled off to be a loose fit
> in the hole. put some abrasive cleaner-chrome cleaner,comet,soft scrub and
> chuck it in a drill and ream out the holes. use the other q-tip moistened
> with water to clean out the abrasive,and another one dry to clean out any
> thing left. I also give the PTE snaps the q-tip treatment only I use car
> wax to make them work slick.
>
> Jerry Lowe
>
>
> >
>
> I've had to clean my contacts about every year.  A bit of sandpaper is
> > good to clean the male part of the plug.  A bit of sandpaper wrapped
> > around the small screwdriver Rummy mentions will clean out the female
> > part.  Blowing out the dust after cleaning is a good idea.  If you have a
> > volt meter you can check the voltage at the connector to verify the
> wiring
> > to the plug is functioning.  You can use an ohm meter to check to see if
> > bulb is any good.  Should get a few ohms of resistance if the bulb and
> > wiring are correct.  One trick I use now is every year before launching,
> I
> > take a nine volt battery and using some spring clip jumpers I attach the
> > battery to the plug and actually visually check my mast lights before
> > raising the mast.  You have to be a bit cautious with the jumper wires to
> > keep them from touching, but it's a good way to verify that the lights
> > work before raising the mast. - Rob
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of
> > R22RumRunner at aol.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:23 AM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Masthead Light Blub
> >
> > Jim,
> > My experience with the mast head light is that the bulb is usually good.
> > The connector in question is the deck mounted fitting. Pry it loose after
> > removing the screws and check the wires for corrosion. You might have to
> > remove  some of the wire to get to good clean copper. You will need a
> very
> > small
> > screwdriver, like the one you can buy to repair glasses. I've seen these
> > at
> >  grocery store checkout lines. Keep track of which wire goes where. Clean
> > everything up, reassemble and then I like to cover the entire area with
> > liquid  electrical tape. This will prevent air and water from corroding
> it
> > for a
> > while.  If the light still doesn't work, check the male plug the same
> way.
> > Nine times  out of ten the problem will be with the deck mounted, female
> > plug.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/14/2010 3:18:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jamesldickson at aol.com writes:
> >
> >
> > Hi  Everyone
> > I have a 91 Rhodes with a IMF Mast - just noticed my Masthead  light is
> > out.
> > Are the Masthead white light pretty much the same on all  Rhodes IMF
> > Masts,
> > if so does anyone know what type of blub I need to  get.
> >
> > I'm hoping it's just the blub that is out.
> >
> > Thanks in  advance for any help.
> >
> > Jim
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