scruff
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Our Aquasignal tricolour + Anchor combo masthead light was noted as being quite cloudy and needing replaced earlier this season. This was reaffirmed by the thing getting blown off in a bit of a blow last month heading south in the Minch. I think we had this one installed Aqua Signal Series 40 Quickfit 12V Masthead Type Tricolor and Anchor Light
Now I never had a chance to go up the mast to check the damage, but I presume the lens casing has blown away leaving behind the base. Looking on the internet & it seems sensible to replace with an LED unit and looking at the modern equivalent; Aqua Signal Series 34 LED 12/24V Masthead Type Tricolour and Anchor Light
We didn't have plans to take down this winter so will be doing the job from a bosuns chair. Looking at the diagram, the holes look to be same spacing on the bases between both models.
Has anyone replaced an older incandescent aqua signal MHL with the newer one and is it a simple as unscrew old / screw in the new fitting? If it requires drilling out the top of the mast then it may well end up being a mast down job, which increases costs significantly, so will be replaced like for like to avoid...
Thanks
Now I never had a chance to go up the mast to check the damage, but I presume the lens casing has blown away leaving behind the base. Looking on the internet & it seems sensible to replace with an LED unit and looking at the modern equivalent; Aqua Signal Series 34 LED 12/24V Masthead Type Tricolour and Anchor Light
We didn't have plans to take down this winter so will be doing the job from a bosuns chair. Looking at the diagram, the holes look to be same spacing on the bases between both models.
Has anyone replaced an older incandescent aqua signal MHL with the newer one and is it a simple as unscrew old / screw in the new fitting? If it requires drilling out the top of the mast then it may well end up being a mast down job, which increases costs significantly, so will be replaced like for like to avoid...
Thanks