Courtesy lights

Gmoney

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C-28
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Devious Dorid
My 2018 C-28 has what the manual calls courtesy lights both inside and outside of the cockpit and swim step but no light switch anywhere to be found. Electrical diagram shows that it should be located by the swim step door but it is not there. Does anyone have ideas?
 

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My 2015 C28 has the rocker switch for the courtesy lights right next to the engine hatch lift switch.
 
My 2015 C28 has the rocker switch for the courtesy lights right next to the engine hatch lift switch.
 
My 2015 C28 has the rocker switch for the courtesy lights right next to the engine hatch lift switch.
 
The lights in the picture are towing lights. There's a power cord in the anchor locker on my boat.
 
The owners manual for the Cutwater 28 was produced in circa 2014. In about 2016 the C-28 was substantially changed to allow placement for a bigger generator. This resulted in a big number of both small and big changes that are not reflected in the C-28 owners manual.
The black water tank was repositioned and the macerator dump port moved. Wiring to a bunch of systems was rerouted. Battery locations were changed. Switches were moved. In my boat a third seacock dedicated to the head was added.
The C-28 manual is a good place to start understanding how things are laid out in general. Like the towing light feature.
But realize that, if you have a post 2016 C-28, the manual will be incorrect a lot of the time. All that said I downloaded the C-28 owners manual to my phone and I’m still referring to it many, many times each year.
 
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