Thanks, thinking about insurance and LED navigation lights, I wonder if it might be better if the LED bulb was certified in the navigation light it is being installed in. Lunasea Lights and Dr LED make some replacement bulbs that are certified in some navigation lights. There is a guide here for the Dr LED ones (but like, reading the fine print, it doesn't seem to cover the tri colour lights):
www.doctorled.com/crossref.htmAnd some information on the Lunasea Lights:
www.lunasealighting.com/products/category/led-navigation-fixtures-and-bulbsI am having trouble trying to find any replacement LED bulb that is certified in a Aqua Signal series 40 tri colour navigation light.
Personally I don't mind if you want to use uncertified navigation lights (since I have the boat safely stored out of the water away from the danger
). I'm just trying to be helpful. In the Jan 2016 Practical Sailor they noted, from a US Coast Guard safety alert:
"According to the USCG, there's a growing number of navigation lights on the market that do not meet technical certification requirements. These lights are typically less expensive, making them a tempting choice for uninformed shoppers. However, installing these lights (which likely do not have the proper chromaticity, luminous intensity, or cutoff angles) could land the boat owner in violation of Coast Guard regulations, and they could potentially cause an accident."
And it continues to tell you how naughty you are installing uncertified bulbs
. Unfortunately it doesn't provide the link to the safety alert, and the Practical Sailor article is paywalled.
