Ours has two of these, and one has the replacement LED strips, the other the original Fl tube. Unfortunately, the LEDs are mismatched, and one is cool white, the other warm. If you want the original look, and a more pleasing light, I suggest the warm white LED. Not sure I would spend $70 for a new bulb though... I'd probably investigate a new fixture that accepts more common bulbs. I'm also curious where these fixtures were originally located on the 35mk2 - we have a small one over the sink on a custom upper cabinet, and a larger one over the dinette table area. I think the one over the sink may have been on the cabin top over the stove originally, as there is a hole in the liner there. I am planning to move it back to cover the hole and exposed wires... :)
Still trying to find a cheaper source for the 12V 60W A19 (big household thread) bulb used in the teak bulkhead lights. They're not common and $30US is the least costly I've seen. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 10:08 AM Dennis C. via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > For those of us that have older boats with the double fluorescent light > fixture on the headliner, it's a Thin Lite Model 116. The bulbs are > F13T5's. > > Mine started to flicker a bit this weekend so I explored replacement > options. My first thought was marinebeam's replacement bulbs. They also > make a replacement fixture but the dimensions didn't match. > > However, I discovered Thin Lite makes a direct replacement LED version. > Its Model LED126P. I saw one on a marine vendor site called an M126P for > $73. > > Mine is still hanging in there but it's good to know a direct replacement > is available. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > 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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