[Rhodes22-list] Masthead lights (anchor & steaming)

[Bob Keller]

Dana,
I agree with you what you say about lighting which will come in really handy with the DNR or Coast Guard guy. 
Bob K> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:30:46 -0700> From: realnamen at yahoo.com> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Masthead lights (anchor & steaming)> > Bob, John, Ed,> > Thanks for the replies. I'm thinking of using this> Hella 360 degree LED light:> > http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|65136|739053|760449&id=769978> > This should work fine for the anchor light. As far as> running lights when under power, my understanding is> that you can have EITHER a 360 masthead light OR a> stern light in combination with a forward facing> masthead light. See> > http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/fedreqs/equ_nav.htm> > My red/green sidelights are wired in common with the> stern light, so if I use the 360 masthead light as a> steaming light, then I will have red/green sidelights,> stern light, and 360 masthead light illuminated when> under power. Is this configuration (stern light AND> 360 masthead light) OK when under power?> > -Dana> > --- John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:> > > At 08:51 PM 4/12/2008 -0400, Bob Keller wrote:> > >underway. Looked into LED masthead lights but they> > are obcenely > > >expensive - $300-500. So I am going to go with a> > standard > > >incandescent light on the masthead that will run> > less than > > >$50. Have enough battery power to light it for the> > occassional > > >overnighter anyway.> > > > I've been considering the masthead version of the> > Davis Mega > > light. It's not LED, but they claim it draws only> > 0.1 amp and meets > > the CG visibility regs. Comes with a photo sensor> > for auto on/off as well.> > > > I have also considered just using the "utility"> > version of the same > > product. Comes on a 15' cord with a 12v plug. I> > can plug that in > > and hoist it up with a halyard or maybe on a pennant> > from a spreader > > to get it away from the mast.> > > > Price seems to hover around $50 depending on where> > you like to shop -> > http://www.davisnet.com/Marine/products/lighting.asp> > > > Cheers!> > > > John Lock> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22> > Lake Sinclair, GA> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> > > > __________________________________________________> > Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help?> > www.rhodes22.org/list> > > > > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
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