I installed one of the less expensive MarineBeam steaming/deck lights on Grenadine’s mast before the start of the 2019 season, as part of an overhaul of the mast’s lights and wiring (switched from incandescent to LED, switched to proper marine-grade wiring).
The electronic part of the light has been good. I got the red/white switchable model, and use the red in combination with my blue LED spreader light from West Marine, gives me some real disco-looking fuchsia sails at night. However the housing is sub-par. You fasten it to the mast with screws through the holes in those plastic “wings”. Earlier this season a halyard fouled on the tip of the starboard wings and tore it off the screw, leaving the fixture flapping from the port screw and making an even bigger fouling hazard. I’ve done a couple quick fixes with tape, but will have to drill more holes in the damaged wing (and my mast) to properly secure the thing. I’d look for one made of sturdier materials. Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO > On Jul 28, 2020, at 8:42 PM, Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > This one is reasonably priced and good quality: > https://store.marinebeam.com/economy-series-25-led-deck-and-masthead-navigation-light-mast-mounted/ > > <https://store.marinebeam.com/economy-series-25-led-deck-and-masthead-navigation-light-mast-mounted/> > > If you want to spend more, there is this one: > https://store.marinebeam.com/led-masthead-foredeck-combination-light/ > <https://store.marinebeam.com/led-masthead-foredeck-combination-light/> > > Ken H. > > On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 at 23:38, Brian Morrison via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > > > I have a 1979 C&C 34. After a recent trip up the mast I discovered I really > need to replace my steaming and deck lights. Any recommendations or > suggestion appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Brian Morrison > > Baltimore, MD > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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