Nav Lights Stopped Working

[jjt98]

The front green and red navigation lights and rear pole navigation light on my 2000 VIP Vixen stopped after the front light hit the dock while I was pulling in to deck the other day.

The lights on the On-Off-On switch no longer come on either. I took off the front light and checked the bulb and it looked fine and I checked to make sure the wires were still attached and they were. I also checked all the fuses behind the dashboard. But they all looked good.

What should I check next to see why the lights stopped working?

 

[seabob4]

Re: Nav Lights Stopped Working

Check for power on the center terminals of your switch. Since both bow and anchor quit, as well as your indicator lights, this says the switch is no longer getting power.

 

[RicMic]

Re: Nav Lights Stopped Working

My guess is you blew a fuse or circuit breaker, between the battery and the switch.

 

[jjt98]

Re: Nav Lights Stopped Working

Where are the other fuses or circuit breakers located? I found the cluster of them right behind the instrument panel.

 

[RicMic]

Re: Nav Lights Stopped Working

Thats anybodies guess, depends on the boat and who wired or rewired or modified etc.. at least in theory, the lighting fuse feeding the switch should have been the smallest and blown first, but always check the most obvious things first, start at the battery connection and work forward until you find where there is no more power.