Chuck, I also keep a couple of red/white LED headlamps on board. Great for night racing.
Also nice for nighttime trips ashore in the dinghy. Interesting to watch the nocturnal critters in the shallows and along the beaches. Dennis C. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 5:34 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks Dennis, > > I also started using cheap camper's *headlamps* for night and stopped > using my Q-beam. It is amazing how well a small LED light can reflect off > of markers in the dark. I keep at least three of these things aboard, all > small, cheap but reliable. The batteries last a season. Gave one to > friend when we got caught out after dark, after a fireworks display > raftup. He we was very grateful and bought more for work and his car. > Handsfree, they now come with switchable white, or red LEDs and I use em > for a thousand tasks. I save the Q-Beam for a rescue signal device. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To: *"CnClist" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Sent: *Sunday, February 22, 2015 3:00:28 PM > *Subject: *Stus-List New searchlight for the boat > > After a lot of research and querying the list, I finally bought a new > searchlight for Touche'. > > I bought this one: > > > http://store.marinebeam.com/marinebeam-ultra-long-range-cree-rlt-illuminator/ > > It is pretty darn phenomenal. After using a pistol grip "Q-beam" style > light for years, it will take some getting used to. This light is a bit > bigger and heavier than a MagLite 2 D cell flashlight. The MarineBeam has > 3 D cells. > > The biggest difference is the narrow beam. They claim it has very little > "spillover" light to reflect off lifelines, deck, shrouds, bimini frames, > etc. I certainly remember having to hold the old searchlight outside the > lifelines in order to prevent being blinded by reflected light. When > pointed forward, the Q-beam did, indeed, generate night vision destroying > reflected light from deck, shrouds, etc. > > While I haven't tried it on the boat yet, a quick test in the neighborhood > showed very positive results. It VERY clearly illuminated a stop sign 300 > yards away. The beam was, indeed, very narrow. (Fortunately, my > neighborhood is fairly peaceful. There are neighborhoods where I wouldn't > do this.) > > At first I was concerned about finding buoys and day beacons with such a > narrow beam but when I thought about it, it shouldn't be a problem. Most > reflectors on marks are 2-10 feet or so above the water, a fairly small > area to search. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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