Boat Towing lights

[Capt’nKarl]

Towing lights
Postby Capt'nKarl on Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:52 pm

2018 R-23. Hooked up a 5 pin wiring harness from my truck to the boat harness in the anchor locker. The port and starboard boat lights worked fine but no lights worked on the stern. I couldn’t see how to access the stern lights to try to repair/replace. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Karl

 

[knotflying]

Please clarfify. On my setup I have one plug that gores from the truck to a trailer lead. Then there is another plug that goes from the trailer to the anchor locker plug.

 

[Capt’nKarl]

The wiring connection for the boat tow lights is stored in the anchor locker. It’s a standard flat 5 plug connection. This connection is then plugged into a standard flat 5 plug connection on the tow vehicle. When I make this connection only the port and starboard lights on the boat light up. There are several additional lights on the stern that do not come on. I don’t see an easy way to remove the cover from the lights to check the connection.
Thanks

 

[knotflying]

The wiring connection for the boat tow lights is stored in the anchor locker. It’s a standard flat 5 plug connection. This connection is then plugged into a standard flat 5 plug connection on the tow vehicle. When I make this connection only the port and starboard lights on the boat light up. There are several additional lights on the stern that do not come on. I don’t see an easy way to remove the cover from the lights to check the connection.
Thanks

Then as far as I can tell you have a different setup than any that I have seen. All of the connections I have seen have a connection for trailer lights to the truck. Then there is a connector that is wired from the trailer to the anchor locker connector. That connection will control the rear lights on the boat.