Re-stepped my mast after a long period and have lost the diagram I made which told me which wires connected together. From the panel to the mast there is a cable with 4 wires, a Brown, White, Yellow and Green. Coming out of the mast is 2 cables, the 2 wire cable has Black and White the 3 wire cable has Black, White and Green Hopefully someone can tell me which wires connect together.
Thanks,
Mast Wiring 94 Catalina 36MK1.5
Thu, 06/22/2023 - 05:07
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Mast Wiring 94 Catalina 36MK1.5
Hi Bruce,
I have 1985 MK I. Here's what I have.
Good luck
Lou Bruska
Sojourn
1985 C-36 Mk-I TR #495
Eldean Shipyard
Lake Macatawa (Holland, MI) Lake Michigan
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Use a 12v battery with a 2 amp fuse and connect wires and see which light lights up. There are not many combination that you can test. Make your own diagram
And the wires coming from the panel is easy to test as you can turn on the switches and measure voltages and lable each wire. Then connect to mast wires and test.
Sail La Vie 1999 Catalina 36 MKII, M35B-17031, Coyote Point, San Mateo, CA
About Sail La Vie
Hi Bluesman, On my 94 Mk 1.5, the back and white pair runs all the way to the masthead for the anchor light. See attached photo.
My triplex run is also Black, White and Green. This is for the steaming light and deck light on the front of the mast. See the second pic.
I believe white was for the deck light, green was for steaming light and black was common ground, but check while you're up there by having someone turn the switches on and off one at a time.
Replacing the steaming/decklight combo with this completely sealed, higher quality fixture than the stock Aqua Signal was fairly straight forward, if that's what you're trying to do. Screw holes lined up perfectly: https://store.marinebeam.com/led-masthead-foredeck-combination-light/ See third pic.
Downside is you can't change the LED bulbs, but they are rated for 50,000 hours. Good luck.
Joe Bousquin
SV Sylbo
1994 Mk 1.5, hull 1337, M35AC
SF Bay