Same goes for the anchor light. No one looks up. I was pulling into St Michaels, MD once and noticed some "lights in the trees?" When suddenly I realized they were anchor lights.
Is there a problem using both the deck lights and tri-color for added visibility? I keep a very bright LED flashlight in my pocket at night so I can light up the sail or signal an oncoming boater. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Nov 3, 2014 12:13 PM, "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > FYI - I **never** use my tricolor anymore inshore. I discovered after > nearly being rammed twice that NO ONE looks up that high except freighter > captains. You also may want to consider the legal liability of having > non-standard lights - not that that stops powerboats from having any weird > combination of lights that only sort of look something like running lights. > > I decided to have totally legal and BRIGHT running lights at deck level > for inshore use. > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > Coquina > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of > *Jean-Francois > J Rivard via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, November 03, 2014 10:55 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Running Lights >Approved LED bulbs > > > > You get what you pay for.. > > If you choose wisely it's not just the certification, it's the overall > construction and performance. After careful consideration I bought this > one: > > > http://www.miseagroup.com/solutions/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_7&products_id=23&zenid=va2a254cabmkjgrsvlq56umv46 > > If you shop it right you can get it for a little less than 400.00 bucks. > 400 bucks for a tricolor on a boat that's used on a lake ? The way I see > it, It's actually pretty cheap insurance to protect my family and favorite > toy from the lowest common denominator drunk redneck plowing into my boat > in the middle of the night. > > And yes, the thing is nothing short of amazing in the way it's built > (beautiful machined / anodized aluminum, thick Lexan lens. Military spec > circuitry, etc) and how it performs: Brightest tri on the lake, You can > see it in the distance in broad daylight.. No kidding. Also, the Windex is > brightly lit at night, the anchor light turn off automatically, even the > mounting is exceptional. > > Also, it may be bad form on a seaway but when trying to ward-off drunk > rednecks on the lake, when we sail at night my boat is lit like a > Christmas tree with the tri and running lights blazing, no worries about > being confused for a fishing trawler. > > Francois > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Georgia > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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