Thanks, that makes sense to maintain both (although I plan to delete the pulpit light and re-activate the original bow lights). I wasn't aware the tri-light provides the aft light, but that makes sense. -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto
On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 9:59 AM Neil Andersen <neil.eric.ander...@gmail.com> wrote: > What is required and what is smart are not always the same. A masthead > tri-color is not what I would use here in the Chesapeake as many > (power)boaters don’t look up. At sea, I wouldn’t use anything else. > > You can’t use both at the same time, but you can have both on your boat > and use what is appropriate for where you are. > > By the way, the tri-color provides the aft facing white light. > > Neil A > 1982 C&C FoxFire 32 > Rock Hall, MD > > Neil Andersen > 20691 Jamieson Rd > Rock Hall, MD 21661 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of Shawn > Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:27 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Shawn Wright > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List New thought re: anchor light? > > Our boat came with a new Davis LED anchor light, but I haven't pulled or > been up the mast yet, so I attached it to one side of our solar arch, just > above the panels, and we just run a cord with an accessory plug when > required. We've been out in the dinghy at night, and it's clearly visible > all around, unless you're quite close on the side that is blocked by the > panels. I plan to move it to the masthead soon, but all this talk of > tri-lights has me thinking about that option too. A tri-light meets the > requirements for both bow lights and an anchor light, correct? So I just > need a steaming light, and a stern light? (which I have). I don't like the > pulpit mounted bow light I have (flimsy and a spinnaker magnet), and the > in-hull bow lights are not functional at the moment. > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 > https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto > > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 7:50 AM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I read through your thoughtful responses, and realized the plastic lens >> up there is probably crazed/cracked suggesting full replacement. >> >> Then, it occurred to me that I don't like the idea of an anchor light 55+ >> feet up in the air. Unless you know you're in an anchorage, it would be >> very easy to confuse the light (especially new, 600K bright LEDs) with >> background stars. I also think most people don't look for lights that high >> up in the sky - Especially folks in dinghies and power boats. :) >> >> That led me to ask myself - Why not just mount a new light to the top of >> the bimini or some other more visible place? I have a stainless steel >> mount for an old exterior satellite radio antenna I no longer use, so I >> could easily mount and wire it, and in the process make it more likely that >> folks motoring around the anchorage would see my boat. >> >> Everything I see indicates this would be COLREG requirements. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Bruce Whitmore >> >> (847) 404-5092 (mobile) >> bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net >> >> >> On Monday, February 3, 2020, 11:36:51 PM EST, Len Mitchell < >> xfireca...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Bruce, our 1989 37+ had an Aqua signal tri light with strobe. Last summer >> I replaced it with another aqua signal LED tri light, without the strobe. >> It works great and it’s visible from a great distance but there are many >> choices. Yours is probably an aqua signal but no guarantees. If it’s a >> light on a stick, it is probably the same as Ken’s. I would consider new >> rather than retrofitting an LED bulb, my plastic was brittle and crazed. I >> would also want to maximize visibility and minimize power draw which may be >> easier and more efficient going with a new fixture. >> Len Mitchell >> Crazy Legs >> Midland On. >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >>
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