Joe, I used a 4 conductor plug with a screw on cap on the coach roof. It contains one ground pin and three conductors. The item is available from the much maligned West marine. For the bow and stern lights used when "steaming" I left the existing lights in place whose wires run under the Gunnels. In my mast, I have a 3 wire cable to the mastherd tricolor, a two wire to the "steaming light" and coax for the VHF antenna as well as the main and jib hallyards. The tricolor is on one switch and the Bow, stern and steaming lights are on another switch. When under power, I simply turn of the tricolor and turn on the origonal set of lights. I use a portable anchor light run up the Jib stay. I used marine grade wire with tinned conductors and a teflon casing and all the grounds are connected to the same pin in the plug. It all fits just fine with no binding of the hallyards even after replacing the wire with Spectra braid. I pulled the wire through the mast with a 50 foot electricians "fish tape" which is available from almost any hardware store at modest cost. By the way, I found that Duckworks has excellent prices on the spectra braid. Their inventory is limited but Chuck Leinweber is great to do business with. He caters primarily to home boat builders and the Duckworks online newsletter is also an interesting read. Whitebeard M17 #14,Griselda
From: seagray@embarqmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 08:12:29 -0400 Subject: Re: M_Boats: Masthead light
Wow...talk about the best of both worlds. How did you manage to get all that wire through the coach roof?? Thanks, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronnie Keeler" <ronkeeler@hotmail.com> To: "Montgomery boats mailing list" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:43 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Masthead light
When I rewired Griselda's mast, I installed a masthead tricolor which is wired to one switch and I use it only while under sail. I kept the bow light, stern light and foreward white light (just below the spreaders) on another switch to use when under power. To avoid depleating the battery, I have a portable anchor light I run up the jib hallyard/downhaul. I have used this setup on several boats in the past and feel that the masthead tricolor is hard to mistake for a powerboat light when under sail after dark. We need all the help we can get when under sail at night here in Texas with the usual heards of ignorant rednecks out there in power boats.
Whitebeard
M17 #14, Griselda
From: seagray@embarqmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 18:26:22 -0400 Subject: M_Boats: Masthead light
I'm putting in a masthead light and wondered what would be the appropriate height. I'm thinking about half way between the top and the spreader. Does is really matter?? Joe Seafrog M17
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