Got my replacement LEDs this year from MarineBeam also. Nice build and packaging. I'll be trying out their new two wire Tricolor/anchor/strobe this season and a steaming/decklight combo too.
> On April 25, 2018 at 4:27 PM Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hi Charlie, > > I bought the following from Marine Beam and just put them into the > existing lights. There are two types of retrofit LED's I used, one type is > just Warm White, the other switches between Red and Warm White. Absolutely > no changes to the existing lights required, no wiring changes either, just > put them in and they work Very nice light form them too. > > 23-LED CONSTELLATION MATRIX FOR DOME LIGHTS (UN-DOME-23-WW) > SKU: BA-1156-23X-WW > * Base Type: Single-Contact (BA15s) > > > https://store.marinebeam.com/23-led-constellation-matrix-for-dome-lights-un-dome-23-ww/ > > > RED/WHITE "SWITCHABLE" LED FOR DOME LIGHTS (UN-DOME-15-RWW) > SKU: UN-DOME-15-RWW > Base Type: Single-Contact (BA15s) > > > https://store.marinebeam.com/red-white-switchable-led-for-dome-lights-un-dome-15-rww/ > > > We've had them for 4 or 5 years now, absolutely no issues. > > Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin > S/V Salazar - Can 54955 > C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 > Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia > > > On 25 April 2018 at 13:47, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > I need to replace all the cabin lights/fixtures on my > 36XL/kcb and am thinking of a white/red combo LED for all 0r some of them. > > > > I mostly race her so the lights don't get used very often. I want > > to get something that is relatively inexpensive, will not > > rust/tarnish (forget about the traditional brass stuff) and most > > importantly will work reliably after long periods of no use. > > They probably will be powered by the house 12V--I tried battery > > operated (in the housing) and these were a total waste of money > > since the batteries corroded faster than they lost their charge! > > > > I am talking about forward and aft cabin lights (~ 6 total) which > > mount to the ceiling with built in switches for on-off and white/red. > > The housings on these will be exposed--visible so that 'ribbon' > > type LEDs are out. > > > > In the main cabin, I need 4 that will be mounted under the > > 'shelves' and thus the housings are not important. I also need 2 that > > would be mounted in the forward cabin corners for reading and 2 in > > the 'ceiling', all of which would be exposed so the housing is important. > > > > I thought I might go with one source for consistency and maybe save > > some money. > > > > I am looking for suggestions from the list before I decide. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Charlie Nelson > > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > Water Phantom > > > > > > > > cenel...@aol.com mailto:cenel...@aol.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. > > Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list > > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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