Wiring your boats navigation lights doesnt need to be a wiring nightmare. For the purposes of this guide both your red and green lights will be considered nav lights and the white stern or hardtop light will be considered the anc light.
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Bow and stern light wiring diagram. The gray wire is the nav light switch wire. The black is ground. Rev 16 apr 2016 vjd2 u66b. Middle row right 12 power. Where both lights are required to be on at night when the boat is moving but only the anchor light is required when the boat is at anchor. Bottom row left redgreen bow light.
From memory the blue wire is connected to the courtesy light switch. Middle row left 12 power. Let coffee help to fix your boat stern or bow lights when not working. If the switch has a seventh terminal on the top right connect a ground wire to this. Top row right white stern light and short jumper wire. Marine safety duplex cable combines the hot power wire and the ground wire in a single cable allowing you to make the run from battery to all the running lights without a cumbersome return loop of wire to the battery.
Super easy boat wiring and electrical diagrams step by step tutorial duration. Decide on the route the wiring for the lights should take. Bottom row right short jumper wire that is connected to the top row right terminal. If necessary fish the wire for both the bow and stern lights and the wire from the stern light to the control panel through walls under decks or under the curve of gunwales to prevent tripping hazards resulting from the wires. You only need the two pin socket for a standard bi color round pole bow light. The attwood site has installation instructions for your round pole socket base.
Gallery of Bow And Stern Light Wiring Diagram
