[C320-list] cabin overhead lights

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

 Dave,
Thanks for your help. I was able to get the fixtures apart. Unfortunately, the bulb had no identification for wattage etc so I got bulbs from the marina that looked the same and fit into the fixture.  What I learned was not to use 20watt halogen bulbs. I melted the fixture.  I still can't find anything on the fixture that identifies the manufacturer and I haven't found a source for replacement. Any suggestions?

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Swanson <kswanson123 at comcast.net>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, Oct 6, 2011 12:04 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] cabin overhead lights


These lights are a little tricky to take apart.  On the back plastic rotating 

"eye" of the light, there is a thin black ring that snaps into the outer edge of 

the "eye" that retains the frosted glass over the bulb.  Remove this ring, 

remove the glass, get access to the bulb.  You can use your fingernail or a 

small knife to pry off this thin black plastic retaining ring.  Make sure you 

use a very bright flashlight to see where the ring is as ti is very hard to see 

without good lighting.  It is very simple to do, but a little tricky to find out 

how to open these lights for bulb changes or replacements.  



BTW, as my lights burn out, I have been replacing the bulbs with several 

different LED bulbs to allow the lights to operate much cooler and use about 

1/10th of the energy of halogen or xenon bulbs.  Due to the high cost of some of 

these replacement LED bulbs compared to xenon or halogen, I have been trying 

several different brands to determine light output, color and longevity.  Kind 

of a fun experiment.  The one brand of LED bulb that I have already settled on 

for the reading lamp bulb replacements is Sensibulb by Practical Sailor.  At 

$40/each, they are not cheap, but they use very little power, will last a very 

long time, and I have installed several of these in areas where we use the 

reading lamps a lot while at anchor.  



I hope this helps!



Dave



David Swanson

S/V Emily Ann

2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107

Mukilteo, WA 





On Oct 6, 2011, at 7:59 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:



> My boat is a 2008. The light over the galley sink burned out and I can't 

figure out how to get to the bulb. I removed the fixture and as far as I can 

tell it doesn't identify the brand or model. These are the lights with a very 

small on/off toggle switch and the lens that can be directed different 

directions.  Anybody know what they are or how to get them apart?



David Swanson

kswanson123 at comcast.net