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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/08/2010 :  05:42:19  Show Profile
I even attempted a cable tie to hold it in place, but it would have just jumped off the connections.



I considered screwing it in place, but I did not have the proper screws, so I'm going another route right now. It is also difficult to secure the lower screw and have the wire run with enough clearance.
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Response Posted - 12/08/2010 :  07:44:50  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by redeye</i>
<br />Have not ordered it yet, sending a check to the US rep in Fla, but I'm gonna order the white owl without sensor $39

After hearing your story I may dip mine in resin and wipe off the leds..


Things we do to get a reliable light on top of a mast... I'm sure as soon as I get it up an osprey will land on it and clamp down..

They have a screw showing on the top so I may add a spike.
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Don't count on my experience to be the be all and end all on these things - I tested it before the dunk and it worked great, but I had a helluva time wiring the sucker hanging off the back of the boat doing an impromptu repair in a slip on a busy though-fare. I don't know that the wires made good contact or that the polarity is right. PLEASE don't discount the product. I was just relating a funny-ish story.

The lights are sealed with resin. It should work. My photocell could be gummed up or my connections could be bad. I'll be taking the light apart this spring before launch and will have better input then.

And the folks at Bebi are fantastic to work with. Skip the distributor and go direct - which is what I did, with no trouble. If it warms up one of these weekends I may just wire in teh light to see how it performs through the winter.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 12/08/2010 :  07:50:58  Show Profile
Yepper it is funny what happens at different places. I actually have crows that like to land on the top of the masts and lights and stuff.

We also had another tornado in the area a coupla weeks back and the masts can hit the boat next to you, so this kinda repair is not unusual.

I wanna be the webmaster at Fuji!!! ( of course the webmaster is probably the guy that scrapes the bottom of the boats.)
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redeye
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Response Posted - 01/04/2011 :  04:32:46  Show Profile
OK got the LED light in from Bebe and it looks great. Time to test it, fabricate a mount for it and add a spike to the top.
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Response Posted - 01/04/2011 :  10:51:13  Show Profile
Try mastlight.com I got my led's from them and they fit just fine. I think I paid 25 apiece.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 01/04/2011 :  11:48:07  Show Profile
Thank You Panhead. That was a link I've been looking for ... I'm going with the bebe right now for the masthead as it seems it will be easy to add a spike to the top to stop birds.
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redeye
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Response Posted - 01/24/2011 :  06:34:19  Show Profile
Soooo..... I ordered another Anchor Light Mast Mount Tube from catalina direct to get the bebe light connected to the tube. I'm an hour from my boat and I'd wanted to get the adaptation done ( or "fleshed Out" ) before dropping the mast. Havn't seen Leaky in a month...

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=319&ParentCat=161
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