[Rhodes22-list] Mast light wiring

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

That's not much draw on the battery after four days. I drain a battery in  
an afternoon of sailing. It might have something to do with the stereo 
putting  out 375 watts of ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin. I also drain a bottle of rum 
on a good  day. The rum is easier to recharge than the battery.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 10/21/2011 3:15:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rgranger at sbc.edu writes:

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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