71 Skier Switches

p/allen wrote: I think my dash-running light switch is a 2 stage switch

Pat, The 2 position nav. switch is intended to be wired so it follows the USCG rules. The one position is "while underway" and lights both the bow and stern lights. The other is "at anchor" and turns on the stern or all around light. In my youth, we did a lot of night running. We would wire it up opposite so we could turn on the bow light only. Without the bright white stern light on, your eyes would adjust to the dark and you could actually see better.

Very important for your dash lites to come on when your running lites are on...especially if you are skiing after dark.

john

Thanks for the pics Adam. Mine must be a misc. like yours. It is not wired to anything. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing hooking up something. I will try to figure out if there are dash lights up under there. Does yours have dash lights that come on with the running lights?

Thanks Tim & Tim. I talked to Reid today & we came up with the dash lights as well. Mine would be just like yours. The one not hooked to anything is the 2nd one from the left. I guess I need to track down the wires for the dash lights now.

Some older pumps have a separate switch for auto.