Shawn,

You can get LED teardrop bow lights from marinebeam.com.  We replaced the bow lights on Glenn Gambels C&C 36 with a pair. I am always impressed with the intensity of them.

I replaced my pulpit mounted lights and teaming/deck with Marine Beam lights.  I haven't replaced the masthead tri-color yet.

I have also replaced my interior square bulbs with the red/white LEDs.  Still planning on replacing the reading light bulbs and fluorescent tubes.

I am a big fan of marine beam.

Neil Schiller
C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace"
Whitehall, Michigan
WLYC

On 2/4/2020 11:06 PM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List wrote:
Sorry, a bit confusing. Yes, I have two sets of bow lights - the original in-hull "eye" lights which are currently not functional, and a bi-colour light hanging from the pulpit, which I don't like. I have new bulb holders for the original lights, so I will try to get them going again, or at least that's the plan. First, I want to do a hose test on them to see if they leak, as I suspect they do. If they can't be sealed well enough, they may have to go also...

Alternatively, I need to replace the pulpit with a welded one, as the original is in rough shape and the bronze fittings are worn out. I have seen some nice compact LED bow lights integrated into newer pulpits, so that is an option too.
--
Shawn Wright
shawngwri...@gmail.com <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com>
S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35
https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto


On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 7:12 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:

    Shawn,

    I think I might be missing something.  Are you planning to remove
    the light from the bow pulpit or the stern pulpit?

    As I read it "although I plan to delete the pulpit light and
    re-activate the original bow lights" it almost sounds like you are
    referring to 2 different sets of red and green lights at the bow?

    If you are removing the white light on the stern pulpit that
    shines 135° abaft the beam then what will you replace it with? 
    Hopefully not planning on using the white light from the tri-color?

    Josh Muckley
    S/V Sea Hawk
    1989 C&C 37+
    Solomons, MD



    On Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 9:57 PM Shawn Wright via CnC-List
    <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:

        Thanks, that makes sense to maintain both (although I plan to
        delete the pulpit light and re-activate the original bow
        lights). I wasn't aware the tri-light provides the aft light,
        but that makes sense.
        --
        Shawn Wright
        shawngwri...@gmail.com <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com>
        S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35
        https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto


        On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 9:59 AM Neil Andersen
        <neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com
        <mailto:neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com>> wrote:

            What is required and what is smart are not always the
            same.  A masthead tri-color is not what I would use here
            in the Chesapeake as many (power)boaters don’t look up. 
            At sea, I wouldn’t use anything else.

            You can’t use both at the same time, but you can have both
            on your boat and use what is appropriate for where you are.

            By the way, the tri-color provides the aft facing white light.

            Neil A
            1982 C&C FoxFire 32
            Rock Hall, MD

            Neil Andersen
            20691 Jamieson Rd
            Rock Hall, MD 21661
            
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            *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com
            <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>> on behalf of Shawn
            Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com
            <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>>
            *Sent:* Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:27 PM
            *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
            *Cc:* Shawn Wright
            *Subject:* Re: Stus-List New thought re: anchor light?
            Our boat came with a new Davis LED anchor light, but I
            haven't pulled or been up the mast yet, so I attached it
            to one side of our solar arch, just above the panels, and
            we just run a cord with an accessory plug when required.
            We've been out in the dinghy at night, and it's clearly
            visible all around, unless you're quite close on the side
            that is blocked by the panels. I plan to move it to the
            masthead soon, but all this talk of tri-lights has me
            thinking about that option too. A tri-light meets the
            requirements for both bow lights and an anchor light,
            correct? So I just need a steaming light, and a stern
            light? (which I have). I don't like the pulpit mounted bow
            light I have (flimsy and a spinnaker magnet), and the
            in-hull bow lights are not functional at the moment.
            --
            Shawn Wright
            shawngwri...@gmail.com <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com>
            S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35
            https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto


            On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 7:50 AM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
            <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:

                Hello all,

                I read through your thoughtful responses, and realized
                the plastic lens up there is probably crazed/cracked
                suggesting full replacement.

                Then, it occurred to me that I don't like the idea of
                an anchor light 55+ feet up in the air.  Unless you
                know you're in an anchorage, it would be very easy to
                confuse the light (especially new, 600K bright LEDs)
                with background stars.  I also think most people don't
                look for lights that high up in the sky - Especially
                folks in dinghies and power boats.  :)

                That led me to ask myself - Why not just mount a new
                light to the top of the bimini or some other more
                visible place?  I have a stainless steel mount for an
                old exterior satellite radio antenna I no longer use,
                so I could easily mount and wire it, and in the
                process make it more likely that folks motoring around
                the anchorage would see my boat.

                Everything I see indicates this would be COLREG
                requirements.

                Thoughts?

                Bruce Whitmore

                (847) 404-5092 (mobile)
                bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net <mailto:bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net>


                On Monday, February 3, 2020, 11:36:51 PM EST, Len
                Mitchell <xfireca...@gmail.com
                <mailto:xfireca...@gmail.com>> wrote:


                Bruce, our 1989 37+ had an Aqua signal tri light with
                strobe. Last summer I replaced it with another aqua
                signal LED tri light, without the strobe. It works
                great and it’s visible from a great distance but there
                are many choices. Yours is probably an aqua signal but
                no guarantees. If it’s a light on a stick, it is
                probably the same as Ken’s. I would consider new
                rather than retrofitting an LED bulb, my plastic was
                brittle and crazed. I would also want to maximize
                visibility and minimize power draw which may be easier
                and more efficient going with a new fixture.
                Len Mitchell
                Crazy Legs
                Midland On.
                Sent from my iPad
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