[Rhodes22-list] Mast light wiring

[Rob Granger]

I don't have an alternator on my O.B. so I switched all of my lighting to
LED bulbs.  I also use Auto accent LED lights for cabin lights.  My draw is
very low and I can cruise for 4 days and not worry about the battery at
all.  Last time I was on a 4 day cruise my voltage dropped from 12.3V to
11.8 in four days of use.

I used trailer light wiring to run up my mast (that way I could keep track
of the hot and cold using colors) and I use a standard trailer plug ($2 at
AutoZone) to plug the anchor and steaming light to the switch panel once the
mast is up.  I run the wire through the front hatch.  Not as tidy as the
plug you normally see on a boat but also not as expensive.



On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 3:02 PM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> True enough, not if the lights are LED's. Not many R22's are using them
> though.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 10/21/2011 2:57:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rgranger at sbc.edu writes:
>
> Not true  if it is an LED light....
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:47 PM,  <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Lights are one of those  glorious inventions that don't care which way
> you
> > hook up the  wires.
> >
> > Rummy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated  10/21/2011 1:41:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jjcampjr at yahoo.com  writes:
> >
> > 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
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> Sweet Briar  College
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Dr. Robert Granger
Department of Chemistry
Sweet Briar College
434-381-6403
rgranger at sbc.edu