[C320-list] Anchor light P/N or description for 1996 C320

[Warren Updike]

Some ?? years ago we dropped the mast and replaced all the wiring and light fixtures. The anchor light is an AquaSignal Series 25. We used an LED replacement bulb from marinebeam.com. This was about the time AquaSignal changed their bulb design. The old design festoon bulb had dimples while the newer design has pointed ends. They are not interchangeable. (I could have that backwards. You need to check yours.) Also, if you go to the AquaSignal website you'll see that they don't offer an LED option. They say it's not been reviewed by the USCG.

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Treff [mailto:doug at treff.us] 
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 8:02 PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Anchor light P/N or description for 1996 C320

I will say that I have a 1996 model as well, and when I did that job a
few years back, I ended up needing to replace the entire fixture, as the
old one was severely dry-rotted and cracked from sun exposure. I'd
advise buying a new fixture and replacing it only if necessary while
you're up there. Keep it in the package and then you can return it if
not needed. Be aware that Catalina did not leave much slack in the wires
inside the mast. We had a devil of a time getting it swapped out.
Fortunately for me, I had the yard owner put me up there with his aerial
bucket instead of going up in a chair.

--
Doug Treff
1996 Hull 350 "September Song"
doug at treff.us

On Thu, Aug 4, 2016, at 06:33 PM, jbrown5093 at yahoo.com wrote:
> I'd replace the unit,or just the bulb, with an led as long as you're
> making a trip up. 
> 
> Jim Brown. 
> 973
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:04 PM, Don Johnson <donjohn64 at att.net> wrote:
> 
> >> Rod,
> > 
> > He should be able to go to “Catalina Direct.com” and see & get the correct anchor light here:
> > 
> >> anchor-navigation-light-82-98.cfm <http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/286_716/anchor-navigation-light-82-98.cfm>
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Don Johnson, #53
> > 
> > 
> >> On Aug 4, 2016, at 10:03 AM, Rod Boer <rod.boer1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >> The guy in the slip next to me is helping me put up a television antenna
> >> tomorrow and I offered to hoist him to the top of his mast to replace his
> >> anchor light but he doesn't have any documentation for it.  Does anyone have
> >> a part number or description of the bulb? It is a 1996 C320.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Rod Boer
> >> 
> >> Odyssey, #688
> > 
>