Sharing this for those newer owners of Catalinas who need to trace down electrical issues.
My bow light went out this summer. I finally traced the issue to a quick splice connector that wasn't set completely. It appears, at least in 93, that Catalina used quite a few of these to splice wires together. I've noticed that several are not fully set and closed.
In the case of my bow light, Catalina used a splice connector to connect the negative wire into the same negative wire being used for cabin lighting.
The connector was wrapped in white tape. When I took the tape off it looked like the connector had never been fully set and closed. Setting it fixed the bow light problem.
Now as I come across them, if they are not fully set I will set them and close them to reduce future problems.
Here is a link to the connector I'm talking about:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXILXKX/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_M3rTCb5Q5MRSA
My bow light went out this summer. I finally traced the issue to a quick splice connector that wasn't set completely. It appears, at least in 93, that Catalina used quite a few of these to splice wires together. I've noticed that several are not fully set and closed.
In the case of my bow light, Catalina used a splice connector to connect the negative wire into the same negative wire being used for cabin lighting.
The connector was wrapped in white tape. When I took the tape off it looked like the connector had never been fully set and closed. Setting it fixed the bow light problem.
Now as I come across them, if they are not fully set I will set them and close them to reduce future problems.
Here is a link to the connector I'm talking about:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXILXKX/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_M3rTCb5Q5MRSA