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Scooter
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Initially Posted - 02/03/2011 : 11:41:13

Does anybody know the wattage of the halogen deck bulb CD # X2009? That's the bulb that points down at the bow.

Scooter
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 02/03/2011 : 12:16:10

Sorry, don't know it but, if nobody else here does, I'd bet the folks at Catalina Direct will.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/03/2011 : 15:06:12

From what I've seen in one ebay ad, the Aqua Signal brand combo steaming/deck light is reported to use a 20 watt halogen bulb in the deck light and a 10 watt festoon bulb in the steaming light. The private label lookalike unit this one guy was selling (Chinese knockoff maybe?) has a 10 watt halogen bulb in the deck light. Hope that helps.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 05:17:36

I had my Aquasignal combo light replaced with a new one. WM sells it - 10Watt steaming light and 20Watt deck light

http://www.westmarine.com/1/1/31055--series-25-combo-deck-masthead-navigation-light.html

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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 08:08:11

Wow. The customer reviews on the Aqua Signal combo make the product seem like a real POS. I plan to re-wire and update the mast this spring before launch and have been researching everything from the step to the anchor light. There have been some pretty good discussion threads but I haven't seen much worth spending the money for, let alone bullet proof for the marine environment. I generally sail recreationally with the family on Lake Michigan but I like my stuff to work when I need it and last for more than one season. Is that too much to ask? Am I the only skipper who expects dependable performance?

Sorry Scooter, I went off on kind of a rant over a wattage question. The icicles are still outside my window but the sun is shining and I know spring will eventually arrive. I feel better now :)

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 09:06:09

I'm 4 trouble free years into my current Aquasignal steaming/deck light.

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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 10:10:38

My biggest gripes about the Aqua Signal light is the plastic lens on the steaming light crazes making it more translucent than clear and the halogen deck light has no lens at all leaving it exposed to the elements. POS kind of sums it up.

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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 10:32:26

I was thinking of buying one to put on next time I drop the stick. Having second thoughts now. I'm not real sure I need it anyway. LED headlamps work well in lieu of a deck light and don't require rewiring the mast and deck plug.

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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 11:53:17

All a deck light ever did for me was say " hey mosquitoes... over here". I have not turned one on in MANY years.

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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 11:58:55

<< I'm 4 trouble free years into my current Aquasignal steaming/deck light. >>

Yepper.. not the deck light, but the Aquasignal Nav lights lasted about 25 years before I replaced them.. Not bad if you ask me. Personally I think it is a pretty good design, for all their lights, especially for the price.

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Scooter
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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 12:06:22

Joe brings up a good point.

The deck light has no lens (We used to call it an Isenglass?). I was thinking of making one from an old flashlight. Does anybody know why they don't have one? Heat maybe? Could you add one if you leave a hole for venting? What about an LED replacement bulb? No real heat issues there????

Thoughts?

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 02/04/2011 : 12:36:19

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 All a deck light ever did for me was say " hey mosquitoes... over here". I have not turned one on in MANY years.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Rather have 'em 20ft up the mast than around the stern light.

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Response Posted - 02/05/2011 : 21:45:00

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Rather have 'em 20ft up the mast than around the stern light.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
I think that is their primary value, but a small bug zapper light would be even better.

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