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I haven't had any problems with them getting into the cabin, they're to big to get in the door. What I hate is tethering the grandkids all the time so they're not carried off.

 

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Ken,

There is an issue with your suggestion in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is working on repopulating the earth with the endangered insect called the Mosquito. They are doing a pretty good job of it too. These insects are drawn to lights like, well, like a mosquito is drawn to a light.

Turn on your anchor light, get mosquitoes by your anchor light. Turn on your cockpit lights, get mosquitoes in your cockpit. Turn on your cabin light…..well, you get the idea.

 

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Hey good job. Glad it worked out.

I picked up two issues this weekend on the boat that will need fixing. It happens to all of us.

 

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Wouldn’t it be hilarious if it turns out he has two burnt out navigation lights?

 

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I'm not busting your balls here because I understand the circumstances, but someone needs to point out to any new boaters on the board who don't know any better that it is NOT ok to display your nav lights while anchored. Nav lights are to be used only when the vessel is underway. Anything else violates regs.

Boy I was thinking this also.

The good news is around us there are so many people doing it wrong you may be in the majority, at least during the 4th of July.

Oh, as crazy as this sounds, if you are anchored in Wisconsin (instate water) and forget to turn your anchor lights on and are within 200’ of shore you are technically not in violation of the law. Not that I would do it but that’s the law around here.

"Every moored, anchored and drifting boat and other fi xed and
fl oating structures, outside of designated anchorages or beyond
200 feet from the shoreline shall be lighted from sunset to sunrise
by a white light visible all around the horizon. No other navigation
lights may be displayed."

See page 13
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/enforcement/docs/BoatingRegs.pdf

 

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I like the way mine is set up. Like during 4th july fireworks things get crowded. I'm afraid someone will cross my anchor line so I want them to easily identify the bow of the boat. I just use the Nav lites while anchored and the guages aren't lit up bugging me.

I can dim my dash lights to a very low level.

 

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The hot lead for the gauge illumination circuit could be fed from anywhere; a separate switch, if you like. Every boat I've owned had it tied into the switch for the nav lights. Theoretically, if you need the nav lights- you also need your gauges lit, right?

Yes I do agree with you.

I have not been on Woodys boat. Its wired as you describe on our boat.

Anchor switch is just for the anchor light.

“Nav” switch turns on the red, green, anchor and dash / instrumentation lights.

 

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Pres
...... Do you have reg switches or the little touch pad things?

We have the little touch pad things.


This video shows our dash. See second 10 of 1:12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjLOmN8pOqg

 

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tobntr
Does your boat work that way? I doubt that it would be like that on all boats.

Hi Woody,

You have the same boat as I do.

Assuming the 2005 model is like the 2003 model, one button turns on the anchor light only. The button labeled “NAV” (from memory, I’m not at the boat) turns on the anchor light, the red navigation light, the green navigation light and the dash lights.

 

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The first thing I recommend you do is turn on your navigation lights and see if your dash lights come on.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

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I am not sure about the dash lights as I have usually checked during the daytime.... there is a separate switch for "cockpit" lights... and that works...

Cockpit lights would not be on your dash.

The lights I’m talking about would illuminate your instruments like the tachometer.


I’m trying to determine if you have a functional switch and it has power. If your dash lights are not working no way are both navigation bulbs and all the dash lights burnt out at the same time. Then we look for other issues like a fuse or loose wire, etc.


Did the navigation lights work earlier this year or last year?

 

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Hmmm, both bulbs failed?

Lets go one step at a time. When you turn on your navigation lights do your dash lights come on?