Mast Steaming light

[Athene V30]

The bulb has blown on my steaming light (about 20 foot up) on the mast. Before I ask my neighbours to pull me up the mast I need to ask a fairly stupid question.

Is the replacement bulb a standard size? At least I know it is 12v but I have no idea of the light fitting type until I get up there. I want to get a bulb (or a couple of options) so I don't take advantage of other peoples good nature!

Thanks in advance

 

[StugeronSteve]

Ours was a halogen autobulb but I can't tell you the type without visiting the boat, which is a bit too far away to nip and check.

 

[Heckler]

normally is the long glass offset bayonet type, not a normal everyday bulb and the robbing swindleries will charge you anything around £9 each!!found that www.asap-supplies.com are the cheapest at about £5
stu

 

[graham]

If the lamp is old the bulb holder may be at fault.Take the old one to a swindlers to get a replacement. There only held in with a couple of screws.

If its the type with spring loaded prongs that connect with the bulb contacts.The springs gret weak contacts dirty etc . Need to either get mast down or climb up and check.

Dont buy cheap bulbs as the hassle of changing is greater than the cost saving.(Saying that they may be identical for all I would know) I am getting my mast down next week for the same job and to check the rigging. Best of luck Good sailing.

ps Is your Flipper the Phillipa 27 that used to be at Portishead? Its a boat I have often admired.

 

[steve28]

Im not disputing the other answers but mine is a standard offset bayonet cap bulb.
Maybe you can get a few types and take the ones back you dont use.



steve

 

[Dipper]

These bulbs are often tubular bulbs with a vertical filament. Have a look at your port/starboard/bicolour/stern light - they may be the same. A vertical filament is necessary to give you the exact cut off of "22.5 degrees abaft the beam". You will also need the correct wattage so that you conform with the distance visibility requirement for your length of vessel.

I have never had a bulb blow although I haven't carried out a lot of night sailing. Invariably it is the contacts that are corroded, either on the bulb or the light itself. A light rub with some dry wet-and-dry on the bulb ends and contacts plus a squirt of WD40 always seems to do the trick.

Good luck.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Just one thought, if you have the aqua marine 25 series they use a different type of bulb. They have dimples rather than spikes and cost near £2.00 per bulb.

For my side lights I have been able to break an old bulb and slide the dimpled metal parts over the spiked type which has worked. But as you do not wish to mess around 20ft up I would suck it in and buy the correct bulb.

If you do not have this type then disregard.

 

[reeac]

My red/green pulpit-mounted light didn't work and I feared an awkward job tracing the wiring along the length of the boat but found on inspection that the actual bulb holder had distorted so that the bulb wasn't held squarely onto the elect. contacts. Just required some bending with pliars to cure. This doesn't help you to decide what bulb to arm yourself with before ascending but it's worth checking the fit of the bulb in the holder when you get there.

 

[StugeronSteve]

[ QUOTE ]
Ours was a halogen autobulb but I can't tell you the type without visiting the boat, which is a bit too far away to nip and check.

[/ QUOTE ] Many apologies, It was the deck flood lamp that we have recently changed with a halogen bulb. Doh!!!