It seems to me that the combination masthead tri-color/all-around light does the same thing as the original light setup on the M17's. Those are a bow mounted red/green; stern mounted white light, and masthead all-around/anchor light. These operate off two switches. It just puts them all in one place at the top of the mast.....and eliminates wiring runs to the bow and stern...and one bulb.
Another benefit of the masthead tri-color that might exist for night sailing is having the light up high...out of your line of vision. Lights shining on the sails may affect night vision, and the sails may block them from being seen at some angles. I also agree with John. The guys buzzing around in power boats and fishing boats on our lake would not know what they were looking at with red and green lights up that high. Some might mistake it as a UFO and take a shot at it. Howard On 12/11/04 7:29 AM, "Rick Langer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Connie, > > I like the idea of simplicity, but I'm still stuck on what the white light > does. Is it just a stern light or is it an all around white light? If it's > just a stern light, what do you do when motoring and if it's an all around, > what do you do when sailing, not motoring? > > If you were going to put nav lights on your M15, what would you choose? Do > you think the masthead light and wires add much weight to the mast? > > Thanks, > Rick _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
