Joe, Catalina Direct carries them. I installed them on my C30 this spring. The hardest part was threading the wires through the bow rail. But, it's worth the time.
Fair winds, Ken - Obsession '78 C30 TRBS #0973 Lake Champlain, VT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe McCary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:37:01 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Seaworthy Cover(-up) Story As one who has the older nav lights (in hull), where can I get or where is the best place to get the newer nav lights? Joe McCary Photo Response [EMAIL PROTECTED] 301-529-7119 From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Morton Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Seaworthy Cover(-up) Story If you have an older sailoat, then technically, yes, they are underilluminated. Newer boats have the red/green combo lights up on the pulpit for greater visibility at a distance (and to comply with the Coast Guard's newest requirements). Older bots with nav lights in the hull are grandfathered in, so a change is not required, but it is wise to do anyway. Kevin M. Morton S/V Serenity #1920 _/)_ --- On Wed, 10/22/08, Art Snapper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Art Snapper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Seaworthy Cover(-up) Story To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:57 PM I've been following the story on S/A all summer. It truely is a travesty of justice. At least Perdock's (the powerboater) wife left him. It got me thinking about the lighting issue. I am wondering if by regulation, sailboats are under illuminated? It should be easy to improve lighting with LED's. Art On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Philip J Agur < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: This month's Seaworthy (a Boat US publication) features the straightened out story of a collision between a 27 foot sailboat and a 24 foot 385hp Baja Outlaw after dark. Much of the early reporting was in error, even in Latitude 38 and on the SF based TV coverage because the owner/operator of the Baja is the number 2 official at the Lake County Sheriff's department. Initial coverage was exactly what the Sheriff's Department was willing to document, a head-on collision between a drunken sailboat operator running with no lights and an off duty Lake County Deputy Sheriff. Except for the forensics, the death of a woman on the sailboat, the eye witnesses that weren't allowed to give a statement coming forward, and maritime law it would have been an open and shut case. The Lake County DA is still charging the guest who had his hand on the tiller at the time with manslaughter even though forensics on the stern light filament shows it was on when broken, the speed limit on the lake after dark was 5 MPH, the damaged speedometer on the Baja is jammed at 50 MPH, the sailboat was under sail, the sailboat was struck from the rear, and the owner of the Baja was allowed to elude an on the spot breathalyzer test and the blood drawn later at the hospital went for an hour ride with the suspect before being logged into evidence. It's a two year old case and the civil suites and insurance claims have been settled. The only person involved that received no payout was the Sheriff's Deputy who was the owner operator of the speeding Baja Outlaw. Morale of the story, don't let anything obscure your navigation lights (check them every time), keep an active watch and if you hear someone coming read their navigation lights, and don't just sit there if you're in the path. Navigation lights are often lost in the shore lights so be prepare to do something different. Fire up a strobe or a 1,000,000 candle power spotlight and get yourself seen. Eventually being vindicated will never make up for the person that died on the sailboat no matter who was at fault. Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip Secretary, Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809
