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[Amel Yacht Owners] Super Maramu Nav Lights
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Danny and Yvonne SIMMS
Hi, yes did that but so long ago can't remember the detail. I would try getting a piece of thin but stiff plain wire and push that though and use that to pull the new cable in. It would need to be thin and flexible enough to follow the curves but stiff enough to push through. Stainless wire fishing trace (solid not braid) has the right properties. Just put a fold over on the end so it doesn't catch as you push it through. When threading electric cable through long and difficult places I use a product called "cable lube". Incredible how much easier it makes pulling wire through tight places. Cheers Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl From: "crwggb@... [amelyachtowners]"
To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, 11 June 2014 1:27 AM Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Super Maramu Nav Lights Just had failure of the nav lights on the pulpit. A quick check with multimeter shows voltage drop between anchor locker and lights huge.....so failure in the wire. Rewiring the port Nav light relatively easy as wire goes straight up the pulpit leg from the locker. The starboard light not so easy. The wire runs up the port pulpit leg, all the way round the front of the forestay at the top level inside the pulpit and then down to the stdb light. When trying to pull this through...unsurprisingly the wire snapped. Short term solution, has been to run wire under deck to stdb sail locker, deck gland and external run up stdb pulpit leg to light. Has any one manged to rewire these lights as per the Amel original set up without removing the the pulpit completely? Graham
Boyd Sula SM 140 Hong Kong
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Graham Boyd
Thanks for the replies, but my problem just now is getting the old wire out? it is completely jammed!
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ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com>
Hi Graham, I had the same problem and have rewired both lights. I didn't bother to lead the starboard wire as Amel had done but I did take it up the inside of the stainless tube. To do this ( on both sides ) you need a large screwdriver with a 15mm by 2mm blade. Anything smaller risks blurring the slot on the bolt head. First tap the bolt heads sharply then have one person hold the screwdriver firmly in place whist a second person put an adjustable spanner ( wrench ) on the blade of the screwdriver to get maximum twist. Once the foot is detached from the fibreglass you can move it easily the couple of inches needed to get access to the inside of the stainless tube. On the starboard side you will need to drill a new hole immediately under the stainless.
When reassembled you can put sealant to seal the hole through which your new wire is threaded. Good luck Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Corfu To: amelyachtowners@... From: amelyachtowners@... Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:08:17 -0700 Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Super Maramu Nav Lights Thanks for the replies, but my problem just now is getting the old wire out? it is completely jammed! Graham
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