[C320-list] Round cabin light ring replacement parts or replacement unit?

[Jack Fitzgibbon]

Went to Marinebeam.com and purchased replacement LED light fixtures for
galley, main cabin over head and port and starboard lights. They offer an
option that when the light is initially switched on it illuminates with
soft red light. Toggling the switch off and then on cuts off the red light
then illuminates the galley with soft white light. Used this configuration
in the galley. Replaced the out board lights with white only and selected
the light fixture that has an on off toggle on each fixture. Replaced the
main cabin over heads with fixtures similar to the galley lights but emit a
blue light instead of the red light. When this fixture is switched on it
the white light comes on first and toggling the switch cuts the white off
and activates the blue light. In hindsight, I would have preferred to go
with the red light configuration. Studies have shown the red light better
preserves your night vision.

In any case, most of the rings on my old fixtures were cracked or broken so
decided to replace all.

Jack Fitz
C320 #441

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 3:35 PM sail-ability sail-ability <
sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>    I replaced some of mine and l got them from Catalina Direct. Easy Pesy
>    to replace them and not worth the bother to replace the parts, they
>    also included a new LED bulb.
>
>    Cheers
>
>    JohnM
>
>    1999#574
>
>      ---------- Original Message ----------
>      From: Guy Smith <smitski2001 at yahoo.com>
>      Date: October 2, 2017 at 3:27 PM
>      Hey All!
>      I'm looking for the white plastic ring that snaps over the lens and
>      holds the lens to the body of the light. There are two directly over
>      the table and a bunch along the Port and Starboard sides.
>      There are some cracks in the plastic ring that holds the lens on and
>      this Saturday (sailing in 30 knots true and 3-4 ft seas on the
>      Chesapeake) one plastic ring split. They're kinda delicate if you
>      ask me, although we were bucking/pounding pretty good on the up wind
>      legs.
>      Has anyone found replacement parts or do I have to get new light
>      units? If a new unit is required, has anyone replaced them? Where
>      would I get a replacement? Will it fit exact or will I need to
>      fabricate or cut to get a new one in?
>      I apologize because I think there has been threads on this before
>      but I didn't save the emails.
>      Guy & Liz Smithsv Pleiades '97 C320 #452Worton Creek, MD, USA
>      Thanks, ~g
>