[Rhodes22-list] Mast light wiring

[Joe Camp]

Hey everybody (and the rest):

     After a disaster with the mast lowering on my boat in July (of course, not my fault) {(That's what we all would say)} I am vexed with the prospect of rewiring the connection for my mast light.  Resetting the mast step was gravy.  But, in the attempt to rewire the mast-head light, I cannot tell which lead is hot and which is ground.  In the fitting, there is a long and a short lead.  Which one is hot and which one ground?

     Once I have the battery back in, I can do a process of elimination and figure it out easily enough.  However, If someone could clue me in, it would make the task a "one and done" event.  My boat is an '87. Any clues?  Muchas gracias mis amigos y amigas.  Happy winterizing to all.  Thanks.

Joe Camp
s/v John Dawson
Hatboro, PA