I finally got to the "replace bulbs" item on my punch list. I pulled the cabin/salon overhead bulbs and the DC bulb is the same G4 halogen as the swivel lights. The A/C bulb is a 25W E14 size pictured below. It gives off a ton of heat - great for the winter, bad for the summer. I browsed through superbrightled site and couldn't find any E14 bulbs. I forgot to check the lights in the head. James, I have the same three Attwood cockpit lights you had. Also, I found these as potential fits in blue for the bayonet bulbs: http://www.ledlight.com/ba9s-5-led-light.aspx
I finally got to the "replace bulbs" item on my punch list. I pulled the cabin/salon overhead bulbs and the DC bulb is the same G4 halogen as the swivel lights. The A/C bulb is a 25W E14 size pictured below. It gives off a ton of heat - great for the winter, bad for the summer. I browsed through superbrightled site and couldn't find any E14 bulbs. I forgot to check the lights in the head. James, I have the same three Attwood cockpit lights you had. Also, I found these as potential fits in blue for the bayonet bulbs: http://www.ledlight.com/ba9s-5-led-light.aspx
Fortunately that site shows the dimensions of the BA9 bulb. I'll check the measurements and if they fit I'll buy 3. I'll take the risk on trying 3 $4 bulbs before putting in 3 new fixtures at $44 each. Stay tuned.
Jason, To make your knuckles feel better know that my marina charges 225.00 per engine for labor and 16.00 each per sparkplug for a tune up. I was told every 3 years but I think the manual states 5 years.
I just went through all this trying to debug my broken DVD player. The audio wires were all wrapped up and taped into a ball behind the cabinet. I took out the DVD player but couldn't reach back and down to get at anything. I ended up drilling about 3" diameter hole in the center of the back of the cabinet to get at the wires and unravel them. They ended up being a run of a bunch of noise suppressers for the video and audio RCA feeds. The DVD feeds both the TV at the galley and the flip down TV in the mid-berth (if you have one). Here's the picture of what I found. Also, my TV is an aftermarket HDTV that is a 120V plug into a socket in the cabinet. The DVD is 12V fed.
Here is an engine maintenance schedule I've put together over the past few months after reading and talking to mechanics. I am sure there are some here that could be done differently.
Activity | Frequency | Last Done | Next Due |
| Inspect drive belts; check tension | Every outing | n/a | n/a |
| Replace water separating filter | Annually | March/2012 | Spring/2013 |
| Change engine oil & filter | Annually | Nov/2011 | Fall/2012 |
| Replace IAC muffler/filter | Annually | Oct/2011 | Fall/2012 |
| Replace thermostats | When they fail | Original | n/a |
| Engine Tune-up: - Replace spark plugs - Replace spark plug wires - Replace distributor cap and rotor - Replace IAC valve/gasket | Every 3 years | June/2011 July /2011 May/2010 May/2010 | Spring/2014 |
| Replace in-line fuel filter | Every 3 years | March/2012 | Spring/2013 |
| Clean flame arrester & ventilation hoses | Every 3 years | ? | Spring/2012 |
| Replace PCV | When they fail | Original | n/a |
| Replace Impellers | Every 3 years | May/2010 | Spring/2013 |
| Re-torque the engine mounts | Every 3 years | ? | Spring/2012 |
| Replace all 4 batteries | Every 3 years | Aug/2009 (2) | Spring/2013 |
| Inspect exhaust manifolds, risers (6”), elbows | Every 3 years | Fall/2011 | Spring/2014 |
| Replace exhaust manifolds, risers (6”), elbows | As needed | Original | As needed |
That's a very helpful list. Thanks, Brian
The wiring in the pic is only the two audio RCA runs. The cables come out of the DVD player and go into a suppressor, then onto a splitter (top right of the pic). One leg then goes to the audio RCA inputs of the galley TV and the other leg circles back into a second suppressor (that is taped to the first one) and then on to the mid-birth TV. The video lead has the same kinda run, with the two suppressors mounted on the inside right of the cabinet (probably the two boxes you are seeing). I verified it works by playing a DVD and watching it on both TV's simulatenously.
I actually have a list for the entire boat. I extracted the engine part.
I finally pulled the bulb in the Attwood fixture and its the "90" dual contact bayonet. The plug measures .59 inches and is 1.25 inches tip to tail. Bulb 83634 in the dual contact configuration at LEDLIGHT looks like the exact replacement (my original BA9 recommendation was the wrong size). It says its for the "90". I'll buy three and report back.
