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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*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.
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