There are replacement Aqua Signal lenses for some lights on the internet that are a lot cheaper than replacement fixtures. I replaced all my running light lenses and bulbs last year. I assume there are replacement lenses for the anchor light as well.
Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 10:50 AM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < 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 > > > On Monday, February 3, 2020, 11:36:51 PM EST, Len Mitchell < > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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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