[C320-list] Mast plug

[Graeme Clark]

Jack

Bad news!
It’s at the foot of the mast. As the mast is lifted for removal you reach underneath and unplug it

Not sure if this link will work to show you a photo of my boat, tied in with a bit of string to stop it slipping down compression tube. (Thick cable is radar)

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0rd3ldxgTj0bNbW7m_xne0cnQ

Graeme
#366

Sent from my phone. Excuse typos! 

> On 17 Mar 2020, at 21:34, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> So, as a spare-time hobby while I self-quarantine in place, I try to figure out why my anchor light doesn’t work.
> 
> The bulb is new. Power is coming from the circuit breaker. The steaming light works fine. The problem seems to be in the wiring between the panel and the mast.
> 
> The wiring diagram that came with my boat indicates there is a plug where the wires from the panel connect with two cables, one black and one white, that run up the mast. The big question is, where the heck is it?
> 
> As best I can determine, it must be where the wires disappear under the panel, behind the chart desk. This looks to be a bear to disassemble, with hard-to-reach screws inside the desk.
> 
> Am I missing something? Any tips before I start tearing apart the chart desk?
> 
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
> 
> 
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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