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Mast electrical connection

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:58 am
by davera20023
Good morning,
I purchased my 26X recently. The mast had been replaced due to an accident. The owner had never sailed since the mast was replaced. Can someone send me a picture and schematic for the electrical connection to the mast. My wires were cut and plugs never installed.
Thanks,

Re: Mast electrical connection

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:02 am
by Russ
The stock mast came with only a steaming light.

You can add an anchor light by using LEDs and/or diodes with the existing 2 wire deck fitting and reversing the polarity with a DPDT switch.

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Re: Mast electrical connection

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:20 pm
by Herschel
I have a 4 prong plug that connects to the deck receptacle with separate wires for the running/steaming light and the anchor light. Both LED BTW, and a toggle switch on the main panel that controls whether the running/steaming light or the anchor light is illuminated. A breaker switch on the main panel controls whether the circuit receives power at all. The VHF radio (mast head antenna) cable screws into a deck receptacle as well. The white wires in the attached pic are pertinent. The black wire is an artifact from an old wiring system not yet cut off when pic taken. Ignore it.
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Re: Mast electrical connection

Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:18 am
by C Buchs
My 2001 :macx: has this plug on the deck. http://shop.bwyachts.com/product-p/8304-110.htm

It has two sets of wires going up the mast, one for the steaming light, one for the anchor light. I have to go up on deck and physically unplug one and plug in the other to change which light I want to use.

Jeff