[Rhodes22-list] Navigation Lights

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

One terminal may be color coded, brass instead of silver. I'm assuming
this is a round plug, not a straight one. A nine volt battery has enough
power to light the bulbs, and not enough to do any damage in the event of
a short circuit. A volt meter makes testing the boat side easy. If you
don't know how to use a $5 Harbor Freight volt/ohm meter just ask.


Jerry Lowe







 Thanks Cary, I’ll take a closer look. It may have been forced at some
> point in the past.
>
> Michael McKay
> (630) 209-2054 (m)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 9, 2021, at 5:47 PM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Mike, one of the four pins is slightly larger in diameter. It should
>> only
>> insert one way.
>> Cary
>> S/V Whisper '86
>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 5:37 PM Mike McKay <mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I need to replace my bow navigation light and possibly my masthead
>>> anchor/steaming light.
>>>
>>> I contacted Stan and he said that the bow light is manufactured by
>>> Sea-Dog,
>>> but I'm having a bit of trouble locating it except on their website.
>>> Moreover, the Sea-Dog fixture is incandescent and I want LED of course.
>>>  I
>>> could buy it and replace the bulbs but have any of you found a good
>>> substitute for the bow navigation light?
>>>
>>> I also asked Stan about replacing my masthead light fixture which
>>> doesn't
>>> work and is very corroded.  If I do replace it, it should also be LED.
>>> Stan's view is that we don't really need a masthead light anyway, so
>>> having
>>> a masthead fixture is more trouble than it's worth.  Nonetheless, I
>>> like to
>>> keep things working as they were originally designed, so I'd be
>>> interested
>>> in your opinions.
>>>
>>> In regards to the masthead light, the electrical connection at the base
>>> of
>>> my mast has 4 pins, but it is not keyed.  How do I determine the
>>> correct
>>> orientation?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your input.
>>>
>>> Mike McKay
>>> s/v Liber 2006/2018
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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