Perko is expensive and not of good quality. But the boat mfrs seem to buy it up, other wise they would not be in business, IMHO. Personal experience is that die-cast interior door latch parts wear out too soon and the chrome pits. Expensive exterior chrome plated brass exterior parts have the brass showing thru the chrome in places after only a few years. Another good company mucked up by greed and Harvard MBAs. On the plus side, a call for replacement latch parts got them gratis. Regards, John "Seahorse" >Just for the record, there are Perko lights and then there are Perko lights. They do make lights that you often do not see in marine stores. For example, Hatteras uses a Perko all-around light. Did not notice what the side lights were. A friend of mine sells this line to commercial fishing boats. Also, note the 5 year warranty that Perko offers on most of its lights. ----- Original Message ----- From: <FloridaKeyz@aol.com> | My experience with boats here in the Keys, perko is cheap, but a higher | priced quality nav lite. Probably not feasible to move the perko from exposure. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.