No! The tricolor has red port, green starboard, and white aft. The white is NOT an anchor light. An anchor light is all around white. The tricolor is for traveling at night, not for anchoring.

--Gary Hyde
2005 M17 sailboat #637 'Hydeaway 2'
We can't change the wind, but we can trim our sails.


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 <[email protected]>
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
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


-----Original Message-----
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
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



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