wire for mast lights

[Rich]

Hello all!

I am replacing my deck/steaming light wire. The old wire is 16-3. It exits the mast a couple of inches up from the deck where there is a connection then proceeds through the deck.

I am having a difficult time finding a replacement wire. All of the 3 conductor wire I am finding has a flat jacket and I need a round jacket for the deck fitting. The old wire has the name "Cornish" on the jacket.

Does anyone know where I can find this wire or do you have any suggestions? Also, should I use a larger gauge for the replacment?

Many Thanks,

Rich
Intrepid 9M #44
S/V "Rambunctious"



treehouse@erols.com

[Joe Sankey]

Ancor still makes the round jacketed wire. Unfortunately, I was told otherwise and had to get the flat jacket through the old hole!
Joe Sankey
CD 30 Slow Dance

Hello all!

I am replacing my deck/steaming light wire. The old wire is 16-3. It exits the mast a couple of inches up from the deck where there is a connection then proceeds through the deck.

I am having a difficult time finding a replacement wire. All of the 3 conductor wire I am finding has a flat jacket and I need a round jacket for the deck fitting. The old wire has the name "Cornish" on the jacket.

Does anyone know where I can find this wire or do you have any suggestions? Also, should I use a larger gauge for the replacment?

Many Thanks,

Rich
Intrepid 9M #44
S/V "Rambunctious"

sankey@gulftel.com

[Ken Coit]

Rich,

Ancor provides a short summary of the ABYC standards for yacht wiring at the site listed below.

Having had an opportunity to see what happens to the original, non-tinned wiring after nearly 20 years, I recommend that you use tinned stranded wire no matter what others may say about not needing to.

Obviously, heavier guage wire will have less drop, but Ancor provides you with the information to determine whether the drop will be significant with 16 ga. ABYC standards call for no more than 3% drop for navigation lights.

Keep on sailing those Cape Dories!!

Ken
CD/36 Parfait
Raleigh, NC

Hello all!

I am replacing my deck/steaming light wire. The old wire is 16-3. It exits the mast a couple of inches up from the deck where there is a connection then proceeds through the deck.

I am having a difficult time finding a replacement wire. All of the 3 conductor wire I am finding has a flat jacket and I need a round jacket for the deck fitting. The old wire has the name "Cornish" on the jacket.

Does anyone know where I can find this wire or do you have any suggestions? Also, should I use a larger gauge for the replacment?

Many Thanks,

Rich
Intrepid 9M #44
S/V "Rambunctious"

parfait@nc.rr.com

[Duncan Maio]

On Remedy, we plan to run 5-conductor wire to the masthead, and pull out three conductors at the spreaders for the steaming/deck light leaving two at the masthead for an anchoring light.

At the deck, the plan is for a pair of Aqua Signal 5-conductor connectors (West Marine 315168), one on the mast and one on the deck, and a jumper wire between them that can be removed in the off season and for stepping. Probably a similar arrangement for coax; haven't decided yet.

Duncan Maio
s/v Remedy
CD27 #37
Bristol, RI



mail@mysticmarine.net

[Mark Yashinsky]

Try the three or five conductor cable and see if you can "roll" it into a round shape. The flat jacket is just to protect the individual wires and shouldnt have any webbing between the wires to force the cable to keep its flat shape. Managed to get a five conductor cable thru the existing mast hole and ran it to a Aqua-Signal five conductor deck fitting on Goldsmith's Second Chance (see mast lite postings below). Makes a nice package.

[Ken Coit]

I tried this at our local West Marine yesterday and meant to report that you can roll the flat triplex wire into a round shape that ought to be just fine. If not, then you could strip away the last foot or two of the outer casing and then enclose the wires in shrink tubing.

Have fun,

Ken

Try the three or five conductor cable and see if you can "roll" it into a round shape. The flat jacket is just to protect the individual wires and shouldnt have any webbing between the wires to force the cable to keep its flat shape. Managed to get a five conductor cable thru the existing mast hole and ran it to a Aqua-Signal five conductor deck fitting on Goldsmith's Second Chance (see mast lite postings below). Makes a nice package.

parfait@nc.rr.com

[Mark Yashinsky]

Looks like I was incoherent again. I was trying to say that I got the five conductor into a round shape too. Went thru the mast w/o a problem. The only hard part was getting that size cable into the Aqua-Signal plug (10#'s in a 5# bag).

[Leo MacDonald]

Rich,

I would go with the "Ancor" brand. They produce a quality marine grade wire that IS tinned. Used it on Heather Ann's masts - completely satisfied

Their website:
http://www.ancorproducts.com/

Fair Winds'
Leo



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