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Aurelia
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Doryman
Joined: 03 Oct 2006
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City/Region: Anacortes
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C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Lori Ann
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| Aurelia wrote: | | I cheated and ripped the old one off and replaced it with one of these. Very happy with it. Beware or long link. |
No kidding, that was about the longest link I have ever seen! The photo does not show the mount. Can you describe it?
Thanks,
Warren
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
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C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Dreamer wrote: | Boris,
You are right. The bulbs are not listed as anchor lamps. But, they are 31 mm in length, not 42mm. They are bright and low drain. They are the only ones that fit in the Perko 1100 series lamp. When was your anchor light last inspected by "authorities" ? It is certainly a personal choice to use these.
Roger |
When they come in and I get them installed, I'll check 'em out from 2 miles away to see if they can be seen. Over the miles, I have replaced 4 anchor bulbs and one nav light bulb. If they can be seen from the required distance, I will call 'em good and will look forward to MUCH longer bulb life.
One other thing I picked up for Wild Blue this winter: it is an "umbrella holder." It is a clamp that holds a small beach umbrella to a beach chair. I saw a guy selling them at a car show in Nevada... $8. It will clamp to our cockpit rails and then open up to hold a shaft on one of those solar lights (the kind used for lighting along sidewalks). Those lights are not bright, but I figure all that white in the cockpit will reflect some. The rules say our boats have to have ONE all around anchor light - they don't say you can't have another light on the boat (as long as it can't be confused with other nav lights). I have seen one of these made for boats while in Canada... they were selling it for over $40. $3 for a solar light (Menard's), $8 for the clamp... should be good to go. And those lights turn on at dusk, off at dawn. NO, it's not intended in place of an anchor light, just a bit more "ambiance" that doesn't take any battery juice.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
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Aurelia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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I am pretty sure the base was a standard push-in perko base. I cut it off pretty fast and re-wired and epoxied it directly into the old gutted mounting cup. The old connections did not inspire confidence so ours is now a fixed installation. With added height to reach over the roof mounted pudgy.
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Posts: 7484
City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
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C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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The LED bulb replacements arrived, and I put them in this morning. Both incandescent bulbs were working fine in the Perko fixture prior to messing with it. When I installed the LED replacements, the rear wouldn't light. I removed it, put the incandescent bulb back in, and it lit. I grabbed my phone to call Jeff at MarineBeam to see what he recommended. Without hesitation, he said that they'd replace the LED... and it lit up! Since he seems to have some sort of supernatural powers, I asked if he could suggest some lottery numbers for me.  He did say that the festoon points may fit different from what was in there and to check for corrosion. I did that, cleaned the contact, and all seems fine.
Now, regarding the lesser amount of light from directly abeam of the boat. Yep. The 4 LEDs are mounted on a flat surface. I suggested to Jeff that an angled surface of about 45º would eliminate that situation. Once the lens of the Perko fixture is back in place, there is enough diffused light all around; better forward and aft, but still visible all around. The problem is the Perko fixture, with the forward/rearward lights. BUT, this is a direct drop-in replacement. When it gets darker, I will check it again and if it doesn't do the job, I'll replace the whole fixture. My first impression is that these lights will be visible from 2 miles.
Now, a quick test. When I turned on the anchor light before installing the LEDs, a digital battery readout showed a slight drop (.1). With the LEDs, there was no drop in the battery level. No, this is not scientific. But, it is my understanding that there is a 4 amp draw with the factory anchor light fixture... and each of these LEDs draws 18 milliamps. That is a significant difference for those of us who anchor out.
I did not change out the red/green nav lights, since they will only be one when running, and the engine alternator can take care of that draw. Next project will be to replace the cabin lights with LEDs. I'm impressed.
Here are some photos to show different angles (heavy overcast today)...
10 degrees aft, with no lens...
10 degrees aft, with lens...
90 degrees, with no lens (very little light shows because of the Perko fixture)...
90 degrees, with lens (decent light spread)...
at approx 45 degrees forward, you can still see some light from the rearward light...
Jeff from MarineBeam let me know that this is not the intended application for these bulbs, but is interested in our opinions. I think this will work, will definitely help conserve battery juice, should eliminate the PITA of filaments on incandescent bulbs breaking (I have replaced each a couple times). A slight angle on the LED board will eliminate any light drop to the side - hope to see that as a future enhancement.
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localboy
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
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City/Region: Lake Stevens via Honolulu
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| Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Got home from work and a small box was delivered from marinebeam.com. Waited until it started to get a little dark and installed the anchor bulb.
The new LED in the Aqua Signal fixture:
The old bulb:
The light is MUCH whiter and the bulb is brighter; all for ~$30. It has 30 leds so it's 360* of light being emitted. They sent me the wrong interior lights though. I called and they are sending the correct ones that I ordered w/ a return postage label for the others.
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