- Action: To Do List item A0024 – Obtain Hella Marine Masthead/Floodlight 20W GX5.3s Base Halogen Deck Floodlamp replacement bulbs. ($17.99)
- Action: To Do List item A0025 – Obtain Hella Marine Masthead/Floodlight Festoon 10W SV8.5 Base Navigation replacement bulbs. ($7.98)
- Completed: 12 October 2018
- Cost: $25.97
Indra's masthead or steaming light on the mast was a Hella Marine Model 8505 Masthead/Floodlight part number 2LT-998-505-001. Checked the Hella Marine website, but could not locate the Model 8505 Masthead/Floodlight there, but they did have a Model 8504 Masthead/Floodlight. Downloaded the Hella Marine 2014 USA Catalog and on page 54 the Model 8505 Masthead/Floodlight was shown. Checked the internet and the Hella Marine Model 8505 Masthead/Floodlight was still available for purchase. A general search of the internet yielded a few PDF files showing the parts breakdown of the light assembly, but could not locate a owner's or installation manual. Sent multiple inquiries on both the Hella Marine Contact Us website page and Facebook page requesting a manual and identification of the light assembly's wire size, but received no response. This lack of response indicates their customer service has serious problems.
On 21 November 2016 we ordered two Hella Marine Masthead/Floodlight Festoon 10W SV8.5 Base Navigation replacement bulbs part number H83205001 at a cost of $3.99 each and one Hella Marine Masthead/Floodlight 20W GX5.3s Base Halogen Deck Floodlamp replacement bulb part number 998529001 at a cost of $17.99 from Defender's website. These were shipped to our balikbayan box consolidator and forwarder Manila Forwarder in Los Angles, California and received there on 29 November 2016. We received them in Naga City, Cebu on 31 January 2017.
We went up the mast and opened up the Hella Marine Model 8505 Masthead/Floodlight assembly and removed the bulbs - both were visibly defective - floodlight shown below.
Both the masthead bulb and the floodlight bulb were replaced, and the light reassembled. The second masthead light bulb was added to the ship's spares. Verification of the light's operation will occur after the wiring issues are resolved.
