[Rhodes22-list] masthead light - steaming vs. all around

[Peter Nyberg]

Jesse,

On my boat the wire for getting power up the mast runs from the switch panel above the galley counter, down behind the ice box to the space beneath the galley, then forward to the head, then under the head floor to the compression post area, then up a chase alongside the compression post, then is exposed for a few inches before running up into cabin ceiling, and finally to the deck connection fitting near the mast tabernacle.

I haven’t made a YouTube video about how to take the inside of the Rhodes 22 apart.  For the most part, it’s just a matter of removing screws.  If you’ve got a marine head, that will complicate things somewhat I would imagine (but don’t really know).  You can get an idea of what things look like after they’ve been deconstructed, in the videos ‘Installing a C-Head Toilet’ and in the Spring 2017 project videos.

Jerry’s solution would be much less invasive.  I think it would require mounting a special kind of switch somewhere in that circuit.  I’d like to hear more details about it as well.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On Nov 13, 2019, at 9:07 PM, Jesse Shumaker <jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Jerry and Peter, thanks for the additional insight.
> 
> I was considering replacing my existing light with a steaming/anchor light
> combo, and a deck light would also be nice.  I thought that any new light
> would require running another wire to the switch panel and adding a new
> switch.   It appears that wiring may run through the headboard of the cabin,
> but I'm not really sure.  It seemed to be a bit daunting to get access to
> run new wiring, but maybe my hesitance is unwarranted.  Peter, did any of
> your existing youtube videos happen to cover this topic?  I didn't see it at
> first glance.
> 
> Jerry, I would definitely like to learn more about the wiring details for a
> combo light.  Thanks in advance for any input on this.
> 
> In terms of replacement lights (rather than bulbs), are there
> recommendations for specific models?
> 
> 
> 
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