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A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20627
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Not being well versed in boating or being a boat owner (other then my little fishing boat) I have a (dumb) question.
On the bow of my boat was this old running light, that is not OEM for the boat. Instead of the normal red and green lens, it has a red and blue. What the deal with that? I thought they were all red and green.  |
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20628
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J: You would make a great Straight Man.! Only partial dumb ?? .Still could be original issue for your model .
. Mr Wizard Science class will tell new collectors the dye or color formula in the OLD Days to make Green lens, fades / bleaches / changes to BLUE over the years with UV sunlight . Boats always stored inside MAY still be GREEN..A Chemist theory may also quote Out-Gassing of the plastic material over Time, but sunlight quickens the change to Blue. .Red was not affected. . But red boats , motorcycles seem to fade to Orange in the southern states. |
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20635
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Unless of course they're glass then they shouldn't fade.
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20636
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should be green and red, not blue and red. the green lenses fade and turn blue for some reason.
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20642
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yep,jt these guys are all right,and by the way there is no such thing as a dumb question,unless it is one that is not asked.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20644
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Not a dumb question and there is an easy fix.
get a yellow lens repair kit at your auto store. Take the bow light apart and install the yellow tape to the back of your blue lens and reinstall. yellow and blue make...green when the light is off the lens will still look blue but that does not matter, it only matters what color it is when it is ON according to the CG inspection guild lines. |
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20646
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gee mark,where have ya been?glad your back,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20647
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hmmm,it just so happens i have a faded blue lens right here on my desk,so i put it up against the light and presto,it looks green,i just learned something today,lol,check your blue looking lens with the light on 1st,lol,cool,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20650
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john-gibson wrote:
real long answer to your question john...it good to be back in the cave. |
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20652
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by the way if anyone needs these lenses,they can have them,the blue/green one has a little buldge in it from the bulb touching it,but other then that they are good shape,and welcome back mark,john
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\"too soon old,too late smart\" my pap
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.“ ---Mark Twain |
Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20653
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20656
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Dang now Ive gotta check all my lights ....L.O.L...Learn something everyday ..
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20658
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need to note about the bow shot, yes the bulb inside the bow-lite on the funliner was not "normal", I upgrade the 12 volt bulb with an LED bulb conversion, thats why it looks a little BRIGHTER than normal.
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20663
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To go along with the last post. If anybody is thinking of ugrading to LEDs here is a site that has them for everything you can think of. Been thinking of up grading trailer light and maybe the cars
www.superbrightleds.com/ Mike aka pathfinderz1 |
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20666
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yup thats the site to go to for the LED conversion, changed the bulb and the socket it plug into in order to make it water proof and more shock resistant. what it had was good for 1962, but putting a little something something inside the bowlite brought it up in to the 2000 and something era and you would not have know otherwise.
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20670
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Wow, great stuff guys, thanks.
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20673
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mark is a pretty knowledgable guy and has a lot to contribute. itsa shame he's not around much but i talk to him a few times a week on instant messenger...sometimes for hours..
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Re:A dumb question? 13 years 10 months ago #20679
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Wow, lots of response from that question. The yellow inside of the lens, should be easy enough to do. Thanks to all for the replies. Didn't know about plastic turning blue after years of sun. Crazy stuff. Will take a look at the lens with light in it. Maybe it is already green, just needs light. Thanks. JT
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