[Rhodes22-list] John L and Dana where you two see a mountain, Stan has already solved your issue

[Tootle]

Folks,

Raising and lowering the mast takes less than 30 minutes done by one person,
yourself, if you have Stan's mast hoist system.  That is about how long it
took me to change the bulb in the light near the top of my mast.  No big
deal with Stan's crane. 

I did have to put the boat in the slip backwards, so that the mast reached
over the dock.  But I did that by myself also.  So changing a $7.99 fixture
once a season should be equally easy, especially since no wires are
involved.  You guys are sounding like a certain politician, 'elitest'.

The words, "permanent, high quality" were used.  When dealing with boats
near water, I suggest that no light is permanent.  Some work for a long time
and some do not, both the same fixture.  There are factors such as corrosion
and jiggling which causes connects to loosen, notwithstanding the Mike W.
method of connecting electrical wires.

If you must, is this what you are talking about?
http://secure.orcagreen.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16142&cat=0&bestseller

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


Dana-30 wrote:
> 
> Less than $10-12 sounds nice, but...
> 
> I'd like a permanent, high quality anchor light that
> is extremely energy efficient.  I figure that if I
> have to drop the mast to fumble with the anchor light
> during the (short) summer, this easily costs $100 in
> vacation time with my family.  I want to install it
> once and be done with it.  I'm still leaning towards
> the Hella Marine 360 LED light.
> 
> I've also looked into the tricolor LED masthead
> lights, but I can't justify the cost ($300+) or
> complexity (funky switches).  The existing side lights
> work fine, and if necessary, I can control energy
> usage by not sailing after dark.  The anchor light, on
> the other hand, really needs to be on all night when
> on the hook.
> 
> I might also replace the steaming light with an LED;
> haven't decided yet because of the expense.  It's not
> critical since energy usage by the steaming light is
> easily controlled just like the side lights.
> 
> I searched the archives for LED light stuff, and there
> is a lot there, although most of it is somewhat dated
> now.  Jerry had some nice posts with pictures of his
> combo steaming/foredeck LED light.
> 
> -Dana
> 
> 
> 
> --- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> John L. and Dana,
>> 
>> Did you see how expensive Chris G.'s automatic mast
>> head light is?  Or is
>> that just too cheap?
>> 
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>> "GOD does not deduct from a man's allotted time,
>> those hours spent sailing."
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
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