Thanks Fred and Bill.  The loop and a wire tie around another supported 
masthead wire(s) is a great idea.  

 

Brian

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G 
Street via CnC-List
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 12:59 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net>
Subject: Re: Stus-List LED masthead lights and steaming/deck light

 

Brian — I used heat-shrink butt connections, then made a loop behind the 
deck/steaming light fixture; so there’s no direct strain on the connections 
themselves.  The three wires for the deck/steaming light are then wire-tied 
with all the wires coming from the masthead, where’s there’s tons of strain 
relief; both antenna cables (heavy low-loss LMR-400 coax) exit the side of the 
mast through Cable Clams for strain- and chafe-relief, and all the wires 
through the masthead for the anchor light, masthead tricolor, Windex light and 
wind instrument go into a low-profile waterproof aluminum junction box where 
there’s strain relief; the masthead combo light is mounted on the top of this 
box, for a little extra height and visibility.  I’ve posted a photo of the new 
masthead setup on my web server:

 

www.postaudio.net/webserver/masthead.jpg 
<http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/masthead.jpg> 

 

— Fred

 


Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI

 

On Aug 9, 2016, at 11:28 AM, Nauset Beach via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:

 

Bill &/or Fred,

 

The steaming / foredeck sounds like a great light and will probably get one.  
Have had 2 of the Forespar units and the foredeck light dies within a couple 
years. 

 

>From one of the posted reviews it sounds like the electrical connection is 
>made with butt connectors.  Did either of you provide any strain relief on the 
>wire or is the weight of the wire hanging on the 3 connections? 

 

Thanks,

Brian

 

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