Wiring nav lights?

[limacina]

I'm trying to rewire my 24' Privateer boat. <br />For navigation I have a combo g/r bow light, Two white lights; a stern light facing aft and a forward facing 270 degree white light on the cabin. <br />The light on the cabin is a 1' mast style light that I believe has 2 bulbs, 270 degree for nav and 360 for anchor. <br />The old switch was a double pole double throw. Middle is off and one way is nav and the other is anchor. <br />Most of the wiring was chopped up by the previous owner after it failed. The switch literally rusted apart. <br />I may be over complicating this, but I can't figure out a wire scematic for this light.

 

[crab bait]

Re: Wiring nav lights?

yeah, you kinda lost me.. what exactly do you want to do.. ?? <br /><br />just replace the switch..?? or to rewire an replace the switch..??<br /><br />or what..??<br /><br />either or,,, run a 2 wire ( hot & ground) to one lite.. run 2 wire to the other.. <br /><br />replace switch with same style (SPDT).. <br /><br />attach/terminate one hot wire to one side.. the other hot to the other side .. fused constant hot to the middle.. <br /><br />all grounds go to ground..

 

[18rabbit]

Re: Wiring nav lights?

Good question. Pops up here every so often. For a dpdt switch, the wiring is explained in the following thread...look for the posting by Realgun in it.<br /><br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=27;t=002402#000003 <br /><br />EDIT: here's the same info in a thread with PICTURES.<br /> <br /><br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=27;t=001995#000000 <br /><br />Crab Bait - he's using a common double pole/double throw switch.

 

[crab bait]

Re: Wiring nav lights?

two lites one switch.. what's the other 'pole' for..??

 

[18rabbit]

Re: Wiring nav lights?

Crab - see the photos with notes in the second link I listed above.

 

[limacina]

Re: Wiring nav lights?

Theres a stern light facing aft(lets say in the transom) and a 1' mast light with two seperate bulbs and lenses on the cabin roof. I'm assuming when you run nav lights, you get red and green, the transom light and the front bulb on the mast light. When you run anchor lights, you get the front and rear bulbs on the mast for 360 light.