Bob, after offering a very hearty agreement to all that Phil said (with over 30 years in electrical engineering myself, I can vouch for the facts as he puts 'em), I can offer you some advice on the pulpit wiring: I believe, sadly, that you're going have to bite the bullet and remove the pulpit mount screws, then break the pulpit away from its bedding. I'd be willing to bet that you've got one of two problems: either the bedding compound has squeezed around the wiring and trapped it where the wires go through the mounting flange and enter the hole in the deck, or the pulpit flange exit hole is just enough offset from the wire passage hole in the deck that the wire is crimped at the junction and held mechanically.
If you don't want to face removal, an alternative would be to run a new bicolor bow light, or pair of single bow lights, that are NOT wired through the pulpit. Good luck, regardless... David Shaddock -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 5:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: catalina27-talk: NAV lights No, my NAV lights do NOT work and I do not have any slack at the light to snip off and try for better non corroded wire. So, my question still stands as : Has anyone ever rewired their NAV lights throught the pulpit????? Bob "Eileen" 1984 #5641 >From: John Oppenheimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/12/15 Sat AM 08:47:34 CST >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: NAV lights >Have you heard the phrase "discretion is the better part of valor?" > >First decide if the pulpit wire really needs to be replaced? Is there >enough pigtail below to still get a good connection? Did the light work >before the repair was started? > >Even ugly wire will still pass electrons. > >But if the wire has turned to powder, then there's no choice. > >It may be that the duplex jacket is allowing water to flow through it. >If so, and you keep the the existing pulpit wire, then strip the jacket >back far enough so that the wires can be looped up from the jacket to >the connections. This will keep water from flowing down to the connections. > >Do the above for new wire too. > >Do not try to seal connections, you almost never can. It's better to >leave connections untaped and no sealant and looped above the wire, so >that they can breath, allowing any moisture to dry. > >No solder, only crimp connections. > >Get a good ratcheting crimp tool! > >Though I didn't answer your real question. > >John >1985 C27 5956 Cool Change >Lake Travis, Austin, TX > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Listees, >> >> On my 1984 the nav light sits in front of the pulpit. Has anyone >> replaced the nav light wiring running thru the bow and stern pulpits? >> I have removed the wood veneer in the bow just in front of the anchor >> locker. I have corrosion where the RED/Black wiring meets the duplex >> wiring which runs thru the pulpit to the nav lights. >> >> I have cut the wiring at the RED/BLACK - Duplex butt connectors in >> order to replace the duplex wiring ( which I have already purchased). >> >> My question is: I can not budge the old pulpit/duplex wiring in >> either direction. I have tugged, pulled and pushed the pulpit wiring >> from both sides ( outside the pulpit at the nav light and also from >> inside from the anchor locker area. No Luck >> >> I think the opening in the pulpit where the light sits is just too >> small to pull or push this wire through. >> >> Any sugggestions???????? >> >> Bob "Eileen" 1984 #5641
