Does anyone have experience with or knowledge of the cabin overhead wiring in a W-32.  Some of my lights have failed.  The fixtures are definately OK.  It looks like the wiring comes from the panel and through a "gutter" along the cabin side and coach roof.  I can see some wires routed that way through a small gap in the paneling with the trim removed.  I have tested wiring and found some red/black reversed.  The red wire was open to +12 and ground and the black wire was connected to +12.  Go figure.  From what I observe and drawings in the Westsail construction manual the lights appear to be wired in a sort of series-parallel fashion.  It looks like a feed wire runs along the cabin side/coach roof gutter and each light is tapped off that pair of wires.  It also looks like the wires from the gutter to each fixture are run behind the plywood that makes up the overhead liner. 

I plan to use a Dremmel tool saw to open up the gutter for a few inches to verify that the wires are accessable.  If I can gain access to the main wire run I will attempt to repair or replace the wiring.  I'll try to document my findings with a few pictures.

Any advise is appriciated.  Walt from W-32 #506 ORION

Walter,

I discovered the location of my starboard side cabin light wiring while installing a set of rope clutches on the cabin top. Drilled right through the red lead. The red and black wires are laid into a groove set into the cabintop plywood along each side of the boat.