[C320-list] Deck Light

[Kaare Wold]

Skippers, just a suggestion you may wish to investigate.    We have our mast 
down for winter storage and I removed all the bulbs and will replace them 
with LED's.  The best prices (and huge selection) I could find was from 
Marinebeam.com.  The sales person was Jeff and he was patient and most 
helpful in cross referencing my existing bulbs to LED replacements.  I 
purchased a top of mast anchor light bulb,  a festoon style steaming light 
bulb and a reflector style deck light bulb.  All three were $59 including 
shipping.  That is almost the price of just the reflector deck light alone 
from WM.  You may want to check it out.
Kaare & Mary Wold   Sheet Music  #945
Sturgeon Bay, WI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hutt" <bhutt at windstream.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Deck Light


> That's great advice. My marina manager has a platform that he puts on one 
> of the dry stack forklifts and can take me all the way to the top of the 
> mast. Definitely better than a boson's chair. For the deck light I have no 
> problem going up in a chair but you are correct, I'd like to have the 
> right bulb to save a trip up.
> Thanks.
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Doug Treff
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 2:01 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Deck Light
>
> Bill,
>
> I went through this last year.
>
> Catalina used two different mast light assemblies over the years. Both
> fixtures used a halogen bulb but they are NOT interchangeable. The big
> difference is that the old Aqua-Signal brand fixture had a permanent
> reflector built into the fixture for the halogen light. The newer
> fixture is made by Hella and has the reflector as part of the
> replaceable bulb assembly. So it's definitely important to get the
> correct bulb.
>
> I was able to find the bulb i needed at my local West Marine store.
>
> I strongly suggest that you look at your fixture with a pair of
> binoculars or snap a picture with a high quality camera and telephoto
> lens to verify which of the following fixtures you have. They used both
> fixtures over the years. Then get the right bulb for the fixture you
> have. OR buy both bulbs at a local retailer and return the one you don't
> use (without opening the package, of course). The key here is to go up
> the mast ONCE, if at all possible. Being prepared with all the possible
> tools and spare parts you need will make this goal easier to accomplish.
>
> Supposedly used from 1982 to 1998:
> http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/461/steaming--halogen-deck-light-82-98.cfm
> which used the following bulb:
> http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=192
>
> Used starting sometime in 1999 according to CatalinaDirect:
> http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1037/steaming--halogen-deck-light-99-.cfm
> which used the following bulb:
> http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1641/halogen-light-bulb-for-deck-light.cfm
>
> Remember when handling the halogen deck light bulbs, you should not
> touch the bulb surface with your hands. The oils in your hand will coat
> the bulb and cause premature burn-out. If you do accidentally handle the
> bulb with your bare hands, thoroughly wipe them down with alcohol to
> remove your skin oils from the bulb.
>
> My job required 2 trips up the mast since I didn't know what type of
> bulbs I needed. Fortunately, the yard owner offered to put me up there
> with his bucket lift. In the end, considering the amount of work we had
> to do, I'm glad I went that route. Add 30+ knot winds to the mix, and a
> bosun's chair would have NOT been a fun ride.
>
> I had 12V at all of the light fittings. In the masthead fixture, the
> steaming light and deck light bulbs were MISSING. Obviously someone else
> started the job and never made a 2nd trip up the mast to finish. The
> anchor light was burned out and the fixture was sun damaged and
> crumbling plastic. I needed to completely replace that fixture with a
> new one. Being up there on the lift with all the right tools was a
> god-send. I would never have attempted to replace that fixture from the
> bosun's chair.
>
> All that being said, you might consider replacing all of your bulbs
> while you're up there and maybe it will be longer before you need to
> make another trip. Your call.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> ---
> Doug Treff
> doug at treff.us
>
> On 2014-04-06 16:23, Bill Hutt wrote:
>> Hi group,
>>
>> I have a 1999 C320. Does anyone know what the correct bulb for the
>> deck light is? It’s the only light on my boat not working (knock on
>> wood) and I know I’m going to go up there to replace this spring. Be
>> nice if I had the right bulb in my pocket when I do.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill Hutt
>> “Caribbean Soul”
>> Cleveland, Ohio
>