RE: [Cal_Boats] Bow light?

One other point to check. On my Cal 27 the failure was due to corrosion at the point where the wiring is attached to the light fixture at the BACK of the fixture. I had to remove the fixture from the mast, take off the wires, sand the rings crimped onto the wire, and the nuts that held them on. Then re-assemble. That I didn't drop any of the little bits is quite possibly my proudest sailing accomplisment. td From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of glen fromm Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:29 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Bow light? It's actually a "steaming light", it should be on, along with your navigation lights, if your motoring. First check that there is power to the switch and that a fuse hasn't blown, also check that power is going through the switch in the "on "position. If there is power, next check the wires at the base of the mast (if that's possible). If your getting power there, get a boson's chair and with the help of someone you trust and your best halyard, carefully go up the mast with a new bulb, fine sand paper, a screwdriver (tie a lanyard between you and the screwdriver so that if you drop it, it doesn't hit the person on deck that is holding the halyard that is keeping you up the mast...you see where I'm going with this?) and a test light. Once up the mast you should start breathing again, remove the lens, test the contacts with the test light (and the switch on) if there is power, remove the old bulb, clean the contacts with the sand paper and install the new bulb. Of course if the problem is up top, other options may be partially stepping the mast (depending on the level of difficulty) or finding a nearby marina with a highboy lift and paying someone a few bucks to do it for you. Riggers are about $65 an hour and a good boson's chair is about $50. unless you can borrow one. Glen Fromm Cal 3-34 Moon Shadow From: mwrohde <mailto:ya… [at] e-rohde.net> To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> ps.com Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:38 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Bow light? There's a forward facing white light attached to my mast about 6' above the spreaders. The switch on my circuit panel that's supposed to turn it on is labeled "Bow Light". Is that the correct name for this light? This very same light won't come on. I'm hoping it's just a burned out bulb. How the heck do I get up there to find out? Thanks, Matt Cal 3-27 DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems.