Read also what it says about power vessels. When you have the engine on, your boat is a motor vessel.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 9:27 AM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Appears my 'electrical question' veered off into another discussion on > 'navigation lights'........my fault when I said I was told by a fellow club > member that my 'masthead/steaming light' was not a legal requirement for my > boat. I took the following quote from the West Marine site supplied my > Marek: > > "Sailing vessels less than 20m in length need to show sidelights and a > stern light. These may be combined into a bicolor light and stern light, or > a single tricolor light at the top of the mast." > > My boat is "less than 20m in length". > > Whether the fixture is a legal requirement or not, I am going to replace > it with one similar because I want the 'foredeck light', but if it is > indeed a legal requirement, I want to comply as well. > > So back to the beginning, the fixture I saw at the Binnacle looks very > much the same as the existing one......I like this as I would not have to > drill new holes to attach but if I have to, so be it. > > The new fixture only has one wire to attach whereas mine appears to have > three (not exactly sure as I have not yet removed it from the mast although > there are three existing the base of the mast) and I have no idea how to > connect it. > > There must be a logical way to connect it? > > Rob > > > > On 2016-09-12 2:02 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List wrote: > > Rob, > > As Frederick said, whoever told you that was mistaken. > > This illustrates what you have to show: http://www.westmarine.com/ > WestAdvisor/Navigation-Light-Rules (scroll down to a picture at the > bottom of the page). Keep in mind that HOW you display the light is up to > you (one light, combination of several lights), as long as you display the > RIGHT COLOURS and in the RIGHT SEGMENTS. > > Marek > > *From:* robert via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2016 11:29 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* robert > *Subject:* Stus-List Electrical Question > > Marek: > > The light on the front of the mast about 1/2 way up just above the > spreaders is the one I am talking about......I was told it is no longer a > legal requirement but the 'anchor light' at the top of the mast is a legal > requirement......it can be seen 360 degrees but the light 1/2 way up the > front of the mast can not be seen 360 degrees. > > I didn't think a single wire made sense also and did not buy the fixture. > I will buy the more expensive Aqua Signal. > > Thanks all for your input. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > On 2016-09-12 10:24 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List wrote: > > Rob, > I am not sure to which part you refer as “no longer legally required”. You > don’t need the deck light, for sure, but you do need a steaming light, > unless you can show a 360 degrees white light in some other way (e.g. turn > off the stern light and turn on the anchor light at the top of the mast). > A single wire out of the combination light does not make sense. You need > at least two, unless they try using the mast as the ground (then I would > not buy it). Most of the combo lights come with separate leads for each > function, i.e. negative/ground (usually common), positive - steaming, > positive - deck light. Some combo lights had a switch in the unit that > allow to run the power with a single positive wire (plus the negative). If > this is one like that, the switch turns e.g. steaming light when you turn > it on, but if you switch it off and on again, it would turn the deck light, > and again - both. You would have to decide if that meets your needs. > If it really has a single wire, I am afraid, you will have to bite the > bullet and spend twice (3x?) as much on the Aqua Signal. > Marine Outfitters (Kingston) has very similar light (for very similar > price) with 3 wires: http://www.marineoutfitters. > ca/index.cfm?category=10002|10000|11312&product=38614998&code=900000021547 > . > Marek > *From:* robert via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2016 08:50 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* robert > *Subject:* Stus-List Electrical Question > When up the mast the other day, I noticed that my 'Steaming, Bow, > Foredeck Light' was in pretty bad shape.....probably the original 32 > years old. Will probably replace it when the mast is hauled later this > Fall although I understand this light is no longer legally > required.......but I do like the halogen foredeck light. > > I found this one linked below at the Binnacle.......almost similar to > the existing one: > > Lights-Steaming-Spreader-&-Deck-Lights/c23_156/p1349/AAA- > MASTHEAD-/-DECK-LIGHT/product_info.html > > It appears, without removing mine, that there are three (3) white wires > exiting the foot of the mast connecting to 'green, red and black' > ......I assume the green is negative, red is positive and black in ground. > > Here's the question......the new light fixture at the Binnacle only has > one white wire as a connection.......there is (are) no other places on > the back of the fixture to connect other wires. So if my old fixture > has 3 connections (assuming it does but I have not removed it to be > sure) and this new fixture only has one 'white wire', how do you connect > it? > > As you can tell, I am no electrician. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. 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