Anchor Light

mawalsh · Post by **mawalsh** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:38 am

I have a 1973 Venture 224.

Ok, here is another possibly stupid question...on the deck right by the bottom of the mast is a outlet type thing that I believe that anchor light wires plug into somehow. However, the wires coming down the center of my mast simply ends with two wire connections (ends stripped revealing wires) do those simply slide into the outlet? Are there any pieces that I am missing (ie a plug type thing that connects to the wires from the mast?)

If you have pictures of what this should look like I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Mike

TAM · Post by **TAM** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:22 pm

Is this what you're looking for?

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... assNum=316

I know the newer Macs have this plug near the mast. Not sure about the Ventures.

Rick Westlake · Post by **Rick Westlake** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:40 pm

I installed one of the Perko plugs on my

when I added its all-around masthead light. The hardest part (for me) was pulling a decent new piece of marine jacketed cable from the switch panel to the point where I wanted to put the outlet.

If your outlet doesn't have the snap-on rubber cover attached, get the whole kit (plug & outlet) for about $1 more than a plug alone. It doesn't take much rocket-science to REPLACE the outlet, and you'll feel better if you know it won't be exposed to the weather and filling up with rainwater.

After I pulled a jib sheet across the plug somehow a couple of weeks ago, I don't leave it plugged in ...

mawalsh wrote:I have a 1973 Venture 224.

Ok, here is another possibly stupid question...on the deck right by the bottom of the mast is a outlet type thing that I believe that anchor light wires plug into somehow. However, the wires coming down the center of my mast simply ends with two wire connections (ends stripped revealing wires) do those simply slide into the outlet? Are there any pieces that I am missing (ie a plug type thing that connects to the wires from the mast?)

If you have pictures of what this should look like I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Mike

johnnyonspot · Post by **johnnyonspot** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:09 am

You can the whole thing from defender. Cheaper than West Marine (no big surprise). Its the same one I got for my Mac 25.

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:08 am

I used this type connector from West Marine:
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/st ... assNum=316

I have two mast lights so I used the 4-pin one.
Here's a photo of it:

The other connector is a UHF connector for a VHF antanae.

On the 73 2-22 I placed the connectors forward and starboard of the mast so that they would come down right above the back of the circuit breaker panel:

keith · Post by **keith** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:22 am

my brothers mate uses a solar powered garden light on top of his cuiser.no wires or switches and it runs all night

puggsy · Post by **puggsy** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:29 am

$19US for the one from defender...and I was shocked by the price of the one pictured by Tam...$96US which translates to $120AU...must be gold plated...

The garden light idea is not acceptable to the authorities here [OZ]because of the lack of brilliance...the anchor light must have a certain minimum range to be seen...and it must be constant...and only a power source can do that.

Divecoz · Post by **Divecoz** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:03 am

puggsy wrote:$19US for the one from defender...and I was shocked by the price of the one pictured by Tam...$96US which translates to $120AU...must be gold plated...

The garden light idea is not acceptable to the authorities here [OZ]because of the lack of brilliance...the anchor light must have a certain minimum range to be seen...and it must be constant...and only a power source can do that.

I understand your point and I have a High Tech LED 360 degree anchor light on my M. However after well over 30 nights on the hook I was never asked anything by anyone official.... I saw lots of boats with all kinds of lights. I even saw one with an Oil Lantern hoisted on a pig stick. I saw several with either no light or one's they forgot to turn on...... I have numerous LED Solar Yard / Garden lights stuck in rod holders attached to stanchions and the mast carrier all around my boat... so actually some will quote the regs that I have too many lights on, just like a cruise boat.....
and
Allow me to mention for those who may have never been out in the fog at night ......none of them I saw worked for @#$%^.... Nope Not one, not on my Mac or even any of those $50,000,000.00 USD Yachts anchored around me ....Now in just plain old darkness even a match can be seen how far do they say on water.... a 1/2 mile???
Not advocating anything .........just saying what I personally saw........... a lot of....... a lot of nights on the hook.....

Rick Westlake · Post by **Rick Westlake** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:21 am

I installed an Orca Green Marine 2-mile anchor light to my masthead; excellent light, quite expensive, a lot of hard work threading the power cable down my mast. It's strong enough to cast a bright reflection on the water, from a few hundred yards away.

Then I read in several places that too many people have their eyes on the near horizon so much that they won't notice a masthead light ....

I bought a Davis "Mini-Amp Mega Lite" utility light with a long cord that plugs into a cigarette-lighter socket. I hang it from the boom, over the cockpit, so it provides deck lighting as well as anchor lighting. I use both of them if I feel the anchorage is busy enough to warrant it.

Kelly Hanson East · Post by **Kelly Hanson East** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:09 am

my brothers mate uses a solar powered garden light on top of his cuiser.no wires or switches and it runs all night

Errr...how do you turn this off???

Wind Chime · Post by **Wind Chime** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:45 am

I use these solar garden lights for anchor lights as well.

One hangs on the top of the burgee halyard starboard spreader, and the other is in the cockpit stuck in the mastcrutch hole of the steering pedestal.

Works great at night, as one is high in the air and the other is lower at deck height.

They have a on/off switch.

dvideohd · Post by **dvideohd** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:49 am

That deck connector can get really crowded....

a - MastHead light..
b - anchor light
c - spreader light...
d - Coax or Ethernet Connector....

I can see a 4 pin connector with one GND and three "hot" wires... A coax or Ethernet would be a second connector... Haven't found a suitable Ethernet connector.. would guess the 4-wire connector could work...

--jr

Bransher · Post by **Bransher** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:53 pm

As some people have said, they have used a variety of lights and nobody “official” has ever said anything.

However, should someone run into your boat at night, you can bet that the insurance companies will be checking to see what type of anchor light you had.

As with all things requiring insurance, they are happy to collect your premiums, but very reluctant to pay when an accident happens. They will surely be looking for an out.

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