An anchor light is an all around white light at the masthead. You
cannot use a stern light for this.
I use a Davis "mega-light" on Haiku:
http://www.davisnet.com/marine/products/marine_product.asp?pnum=03300
It has a long cord and a clip which attaches to the main halyard. I
plug it into the cigarette lighter socket on a portable power pack
which I strap to the base of the mast at night (getting it out of the
cabin and out of the way as well as giving the light more height on
the mast). The light goes on automatically at dusk and off at dawn.
Nifty. I should get another one.
BTW, not wanting to go to the expense, trouble and complexity of
wiring my 15, I have portable LED bow and stern lights. I don't trust
suction cups and the clamp on type are pretty useless, so I modified
them by attaching the lights to some good quality plastic spring
clamps with articulating jaws. The bow light clips right onto the bow
pulpit and the stern light attaches easily over the edge of the stern
without marring or marking the fiberglass. It ain't elegant, but I
don't sail much at night and mostly keep them around for those "oops-
it's-getting-dark-and-we're-still-out-here" situations.
George Burmeyer
"Haiku" 1986 M15 #385
Santa Rosa, CA
On Oct 17, 2007, at 1:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim,
A tri-color mast head llight is located at the top of the mast and
has the red/green running lights along with a white/clear achor
light.?
I hope this helps,
Skip M-15 #201
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Sadler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
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Sent: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 3:49 pm
Subject: RE: M_Boats: Running Lights M-15
Thanks Skipper
Here are the coastguard requirements
BOATS UNDER 12 METERS (39.4')
Sailboats-Separate or combination red and green sidelights, 112.5?,
visible
1 n.m. White stern light, 135?, visible 2 n.m. OR, tri-color
masthead light.
It looks like the red and green lights need to be visable for 1
mile and
the stern light 2 miles
I have no idea what a tri color mast head light is?
Any of you skipper know?
Captain James Albert Sadler
skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
Gary
M Hyde
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 7:43 PM
To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
Subject: Re: M_Boats: Running Lights M-15
Jim:
Look into LED lights. The clamp-on ones aren't too expensive, and the
batteries last a long time. More new LED stuff is coming out all the
time. Some battery-powered Christmas lights (3 AA batteries per
string) come in the right colors (red, green, white) and cost about
$3.50 per string at Walmart currently. I haven't checked the current
draw yet, but will.
--Gary Hyde
2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2'
We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.
On Oct 12, 2007, at 9:12 AM, Jim Sadler wrote:
What are you skippers doing for running lights? I am setting up
Pelican for
ocean cursing and want decent running lights.
I now have lights with suction cups that stick on the side of the
cabin
(this is so un kool). Is the hot tip to mount the lights to the
bow and
stern pulpits? What size batteries are you using? What is the light
arrangement? I am thinking of having a light for under power, an
anchor
light at the head of the mast, and the normal running lights maybe
even a
spreader light. I figure I could be underway at night for maybe 8
hours and
the battery (or oil) would need to last that long. Are any of you
using a
solar panel or wind turbine?
Yep you are right
That ole boy just finished reading "Diary of a sea captains wife"
Captain James Albert Sadler
skipper sailing vessel Pelican M-15
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