The steaming light on my 89 c -22 has been out since purchase three years ago. Now with the mast unstepped I was able to determine that the fixture and light actually work well. I took up the four prong deck plug and replaced it snce it was cracked but alas - I have no juice on one of the wires( steaming light )which is on the aft starbd side of the plug. Four red wires are fed thru the compression post in a common sheath. Pulled the electrical panel and found that the "Running Lights" looks like it turns on the mast steaming, bow and stern lights. That creates two questions for those of you brave enough to reply. 1) Does this mean that any time an 89 C - 22 has its "running lights" turned on it displays the steaming light at the mast? ie: it is incorrect to sail at nite with that arrangement strictly speaking( OK, I Know that if it's dark I'll probably motoring like hell to get home anyways - but what if?...) and question 2 - where do I start looking for a break or short in that line?
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C-22 steaming light
There should be a separate switch on your panel labeled MAST or simialr for the steaming light. As this light is only on when your are under power, it is swithed separately from the running lights which are on when under sail (and power). There should also be a seaparate switch for the anchor light on top of the mast.
There should be a separate switch on your panel labeled MAST or simialr for the steaming light. As this light is only on when your are under power, it is swithed separately from the running lights which are on when under sail (and power). There should also be a seaparate switch for the anchor light on top of the mast.
Sailing at Night
Tom: It's interesting sailing at night. We don't get to do it too often, but it is a nice experience. It is cooler without the sun beating down on you. The trick is knowing where you are. It very different than sailing during the day. You should give it a try sometime. A year of two ago we sailed out of St. Michaels, MD just as the sun was going down. We ran for well over an hour and thought that we might sail the whole way back to our marina that night, a distance of about 35 miles, but when we came to a place where the wind hit us that was coming directly up the Chesapeake Bay, we changed our minds. We went into a little creek and anchored for the night instead. This is where "the trick is you have to know where you are", that I mentioned above comes into play. We had an interesting time getting into the creek at night, but we have since had tough times getting into it even during the day. My son is our navigator and he is still learning how to use our handheld GPS. Anyhow, if you are ever on your boat on a clear moonlit night, try sailing at night, you might really enjoy it. Aldo
Tom: It's interesting sailing at night. We don't get to do it too often, but it is a nice experience. It is cooler without the sun beating down on you. The trick is knowing where you are. It very different than sailing during the day. You should give it a try sometime. A year of two ago we sailed out of St. Michaels, MD just as the sun was going down. We ran for well over an hour and thought that we might sail the whole way back to our marina that night, a distance of about 35 miles, but when we came to a place where the wind hit us that was coming directly up the Chesapeake Bay, we changed our minds. We went into a little creek and anchored for the night instead. This is where "the trick is you have to know where you are", that I mentioned above comes into play. We had an interesting time getting into the creek at night, but we have since had tough times getting into it even during the day. My son is our navigator and he is still learning how to use our handheld GPS. Anyhow, if you are ever on your boat on a clear moonlit night, try sailing at night, you might really enjoy it. Aldo
Night Sailing
Night sailing is fine if your particular area is okay for night sailing. On my lake, there are way too many power boaters, many who have consumed copius amounts of adult beverage, and blast along at 60mph...in the dark. Needless to say, I stay safely in my slip at night.
Night sailing is fine if your particular area is okay for night sailing. On my lake, there are way too many power boaters, many who have consumed copius amounts of adult beverage, and blast along at 60mph...in the dark. Needless to say, I stay safely in my slip at night.
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