You know something though...I tied a knot in the wire so it wouldn't pull into the mast...that shouldn't do anything though, should it?
A loose knot would not add significantly to the resistance however a knot may increase the chance of fouling on other cables or halyards. A #10 ground back to your main ground terminal should be OK for the lighting loads. How are the older connections along that run? Martin Calypso ________________________________ From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 1:22 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical issues up the mast... you know, I did test before hand. The mast head light worked as it should but the steaming deck light was dim as it is now....I thought, "well it is lighting and it must be this old wire I'm using to connect the battery to the leads sticking out of the mast that is junk. Man, I'm glad i ran those new wires..." Well apparently that wasn't the issue. I have separate grounds all going to a grounding block, on the bulkhead in the engine compartment, which is grounded to the engine. I over-sized the wires just to be safe...I must have pooched the connections...it is just hard to believe I pooched both of them... You know something though...I tied a knot in the wire so it wouldn't pull into the mast...that shouldn't do anything though, should it? I got the idea from the old wire I replaced...
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