[Rhodes22-list] masthead light--recycle do overs

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Hey folks. Hope everyone is well and able to enjoy a few more sails before the end of the "season" for you northerners. It's a cool morning in Northern Florida so it might be time to break out the dreaded windbreaker. 

A few weeks ago, we had a thread about navigation lights. So I wanted to update you on my masthead light situation. 

I brought the mast down last week and changed the incandescent bulbs in my stock Perko Combo steaming/anchor light with new LEDs. (my other nav lights already came from GB with LEDs)

My question is why would GB install a 3-wire combo steaming /anchor mast light, but not wire the anchor light wire? I've got three wires down the mast to the deck connection but only two wires running to the breaker panel. This is going to make it a PITA to wire a switch in to control the anchor light. 

For those of you considering purchasing a new or recycled Rhodes 22, here are a few things that I would change if I could. 

Insist on the following:

Hard wire switch to control motor lift. Mine is remote control only.  What was I thinking?

Wire masthead light to include anchor light. If your going to put in a combo light why not wire the damn thing?

Install 1-2 battery switch if you choose the two-battery option.  I thought this was a best practice, but mine didn't come with a switch. 

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER 
1991/2013 R22
Jacksonville, FL