[Rhodes22-list] Genoa Blankets Navigation Lights

[Mary Lou Troy]

Our nav lights are a teardrop shape on either side of the bow, just 
above the rubrail.

And in answer to Caesar's question, I don't think I would want two 
sets of running lights on at the same time. Might be confusing.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 08:41 PM 1/21/2010, you wrote:
>Caesar,
>
>Wow, nav lights on the cabin.  Pretty quaint.  Mine is just a single light
>on the bow pulpit--powered by the main battery.  What is the vintage of your
>boat?
>
>Rick
>
>On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Caesar Paul <caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > A novice question:  On the water on Monday night with my 175 Genoa fully
> > deployed, I noticed that it was blanketing my red and green navigation
> > lights, that are located on the cabin sides.  That was a moment 
> of discovery
> > for me. We sheeted in a sufficiently to clear the lights, lost 
> some sail and
> > a bit of speed, and all was fine.  To those who have noticed this, how have
> > you handled it?  Would a solar light (red and green) clamped on the bow
> > pulpit satisfy the regulations?
> >
> > Caesar,
> > Gentle Breeze
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