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RichardG
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Initially Posted - 06/23/2004 :  15:50:15  Show Profile
What were the original cabin lights used on C25's? I'm adding red LED's to a couple of my lights (similar to the article in the current issue of "Good Old Boat") and after removing them I found small remnants of wood glued to the overhead liner (and clearly not part of my current lights which are square, white plastic ones marked "Model #520 Reflect-O-Lite, Chicago, IL" under the covers).

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RichardG 81 FK/SR #2657
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  18:51:19  Show Profile
Every (early model C25) OEM light I've seen were square plastic 'Cheap-RV' looking lights.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  20:02:30  Show Profile
Hull #2428 has the same lights . . .
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  20:35:10  Show Profile
Mine too.
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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  22:33:57  Show Profile
Mine too, but I actually like the warm glow they impart to the cabin at night.
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  08:45:19  Show Profile
Hi Richard,

Instead of installing new red inside lights, I cut out squares of red cellophane and secure the cellophane to my original square lights with rubber bands. Works great.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  12:15:10  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">cut out squares of red cellophane and secure the cellophane to my original square lights with rubber bands<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

That's a great, and simple, idea. And I've seen commercials showing the rubberbands (or elastic) pre-attached to the edges of the cellophane pieces.

However, my original motivation was to significantly cut electric use, mainly in the v-berth light which does double-duty as a night-light for my young kids. I tried flashlights -- went through too many batteries. I tried turning off the light after they went to sleep -- only to risk being awoken at 3 am by a shrieking child (and then have to start the process over again).

I used red LEDs because they're cheaper than the white ones, plus I can move it to the cabin area after I break my daughters' night-light habit. It helped a lot that the switches in the original white, plastic lights are the "on-off-on" type, so installing the LED's and resisters finished this easy and inexpensive project.

Anyway, I suppose those wood remnants were part of the original construction process, possibly to hold the wiring in place while the liner cooled in its mold (then ripped out).
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  13:16:23  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
I replaced my cabin lights with halogens from Sailnet (they have them available with a red and white bulb). These complete fixtures + bulbs only cost $8. They are BRIGHT and use less power.

I have an oil lamp from Jo Ann Fabric that cost $12 and works great. It makes a great night light as well when the flame is turned down real low. Also warms the boat a little. You don't want kids to touch the chimney. I made a little plate that hangs above it to keep the overhead cool and soot free. I made a mount for it on the starboard bulkhead. With parrafin oil, there is no noticable soot anyways.

I use about 5 other candles to light the boat at night.
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Todd Frye
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Response Posted - 06/25/2004 :  11:19:17  Show Profile
Cyalume light sticks would make a good night light and save your ships battery for "required" light. http://www.bizrate.com/buy/products__att259--360565-,cat_id--12040100,mkt_id--14334420,rf--qgt.html Fair winds, Todd Frye
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 06/25/2004 :  12:41:16  Show Profile
The kids love playing with those light sticks, but for a night-light they suffer the same issues as flashlight/batteries.

I hope I'm doing the math right -- a single 10 watt regular or halogen bulb uses about 8.3 amp-hours per 10 hour night, which would be 33.3 amp-hours on a 4 night trip. My new LED's (.02 mA each) use .4 amp-hours per night, or 1.6 amp-hours on a 4 night trip -- that saves almost 32 amp-hours on a typical, medium length trip.
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mmac
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Response Posted - 06/27/2004 :  11:16:15  Show Profile
I replaced all of my old square lights with halogen dome lights. After 25 years the old ones were brittle and broke easily. I replaced the one over the table with a dual switch red/white fluorescent Thinlite.
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