This antenna looks exactly like the Shakespeare Stubby that I have on my boat. My antenna says "Shakespeare Stubby" on it.http://www.shakespeare-marine.com/antennas.asp?antenna=5215
Looks like there's 3 different packages available.
Joe
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You must have a Dwyer Damco Mast if you have external halyards, so that shouldn't be a problem. If you replaced the wire going to the steaming light, you must have another duplex that is feeding the anchor light. This is the wire that you need to tie a tag line to, so you can pull it out the top of the mast. I didn't have to drill any holes for my coax, but then again, we have different make masts. Just leave enough wire at each end of the mast to make your connections. For my windex; I use a stainless steel wing nut to hold it to my extension bracket. I keep the windex in the cabin while the boat is on the trailer en route to the ramp.
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Nope. No anchor light, but I was thinking about adding one. Or at least wiring my white lights separately from my bow lights
Ohhhhhhhh! That's really strange. It has a steaming light but no anchor light. I wonder if the PO did that? To tell you the truth, I don't even use my anchor light. I can only remember having to use it once, but I figure that it's on my mast and it should work. So I fixed it a couple of weeks ago. I removed my steaming light along with the wire. Just for the heck of it, check the top of your mast about 2" down from the top, and see if you have two rivets that are in line with the mast about an inch apart. If you do, you probably have a small strap inside your mast that an electric duplex wire can go through. Having the wire go through this strap and stretched out inside your mast with the other end of the same wire exiting a hole in the side of the mast, will keep the wire from flopping around in the mast. ( So it says here in small print.)
If not, you may be able to Mickey Mouse something to hold the electric duplex and coax. I don't know if you want to go through all that ca-ca...Joe
Just checked and there definitely wasn't an anchor light. No place for a wire to exit the mast at the top. I'm thinking I can probably skip the anchor light and just use my steaming and stern lights for anchor lights as infrequently as I'll use them. I may go ahead and run an extra wire up to the mast in case I change my mind.
That's amazing Peter. I thought that they all had anchor lights. To tell you the truth guys, I don't even use my anchor light. I know that someone will probably want to jump my bones for saying that, but these boats can float in a large puddle. Some of the places where I anchor every week are so shallow and off the beaten path that no body in his right mind is going come flying in there at pitch black night and hit my boat. If you want an anchor light and feel that you should have one for emergencies, you could probably Mickey Mouse something with a long cord and send it up your mast on a pig stick. Years ago I installed a cheek block on the Starboard side of my mast near the top, along with a cleat above the area of the goose neck. I have a 6' flag stick with our YC triangular pendant attached to it. I could very easily attach a light to this stick and hoist it up the mast. A light could also be hung on a back stay. There are all kinds of possibilities. I sail and anchor in Narragansett Bay quite a bit, and I never use an anchor light. I've thought about hanging a solar light on my stern pulpit and they aren't CG approved, but who cares. Someone will probably jump on me for saying that, I know.
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Joe, I bought a davis Mega light for when I go over to the Vineyard. Even when i anchor in close at Vineyard haven you some times have people come crusing through. All I do is plug it in And attach to my maine Halyard. It is nice because it is light sensitive so if goe on shore and it is dark when I get back it is on.That's amazing Peter. I thought that they all had anchor lights. To tell you the truth guys, I don't even use my anchor light. I know that someone will probably want to jump my bones for saying that, but these boats can float in a large puddle. Some of the places where I anchor every week are so shallow and off the beaten path that no body in his right mind is going come flying in there at pitch black night and hit my boat. If you want an anchor light and feel that you should have one for emergencies, you could probably Mickey Mouse something with a long cord and send it up your mast on a pig stick. Years ago I installed a cheek block on the Starboard side of my mast near the top, along with a cleat above the area of the goose neck. I have a 6' flag stick with our YC triangular pendant attached to it. I could very easily attach a light to this stick and hoist it up the mast. A light could also be hung on a back stay. There are all kinds of possibilities. I sail and anchor in Narragansett Bay quite a bit, and I never use an anchor light. I've thought about hanging a solar light on my stern pulpit and they aren't CG approved, but who cares. Someone will probably jump on me for saying that, I know.
I prefer an anchor light closer to deck level when anchoring in busier anchorages.
That's amazing Peter. I thought that they all had anchor lights. To tell you the truth guys, I don't even use my anchor light. I know that someone will probably want to jump my bones for saying that, but these boats can float in a large puddle. Some of the places where I anchor every week are so shallow and off the beaten path that no body in his right mind is going come flying in there at pitch black night and hit my boat. If you want an anchor light and feel that you should have one for emergencies, you could probably Mickey Mouse something with a long cord and send it up your mast on a pig stick. Years ago I installed a cheek block on the Starboard side of my mast near the top, along with a cleat above the area of the goose neck. I have a 6' flag stick with our YC triangular pendant attached to it. I could very easily attach a light to this stick and hoist it up the mast. A light could also be hung on a back stay. There are all kinds of possibilities. I sail and anchor in Narragansett Bay quite a bit, and I never use an anchor light. I've thought about hanging a solar light on my stern pulpit and they aren't CG approved, but who cares. Someone will probably jump on me for saying that, I know.
Peter,
That sounds like a handy thing to have because you can put it anywhere. I would have to agree with Dog. I'd rather have a light hanging at deck level especially anchoring in Vineyard Haven where you do have heavy traffic and some of them don't slow down. We anchored in Vineyard Haven about four years in a row back in the 1990's. The Harbor Master back then was Don Simmonds and his boat was called the "Roving Eye". He used to let us anchor near the beach inside the jetty between the Ferry dock and the town dock. He insisted that we use two anchors, Bahamian style. After he retired, the young guy that took his place wouldn't let us anchor there anymore. He said that we could anchor inside the Jetty, but we had to anchor way up near the Jetty. We never went back there again.
Joe
Here's an update and a warning about my wiring job... Do not use hot glue to tack it in place. It held fine to the hull, but didn't hold only the wire at all. I opened up my boat this Saturday and looked in and all of the wire had all fallen off. What a bummer. Well, at least I have it all cut to length already. I'm thinking of using gorilla tape to hold it in place until I get the hull liner up.
Thanks for the suggestions, dog. I'm putting hull-liner over most of the wiring so it needs to be fairly flush. Everything they have looks like it might be for zip ties only. I'll have to use something similar for the rear bilge area where there won't be any liner. Also, I'll need a few for plumbing
LOL... you could use their adhesive, without the mounts, and it is pretty strong stuff..
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