A vessel at anchor should exhibit a white all around light where it can best be seen by the drunken idiot driving the party barge with no lights that's roaring through the anchorage at night causing the wake from hell.
Dennis C. On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 4:09 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Right except you may have meant anchor light not required when anchored in > a mooring field? An anchor light is still required otherwise even in a > "designated" (per chart) anchorage. > > I learned that from the Coasties who made me put one up one fine evening... > > > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:55:07 -0400 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Electrical Question > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: jrtau...@aol.com > > > The forward 225 degree light halfway up the mast is a steaming or masthead > light. The 360 degree on top of the mast is an anchor light. The steaming > light should be shown while under power at night and the anchor light while > at anchor (not under way) but not required at a legal anchorage. Jerry > J&J. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 12, 2016, at 3:24 PM, jhnelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Nope as you would then be displaying the lights of a vessel greater than > 50m at anchor as seen from directly astern. > > A picture is worth a lot and here is a good example: > Www.westmarine.com/westadvisor/navigation-light-rules > > > > Sent from my Samsung device > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 2016-09-12 12:24 PM (GMT-04:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Stus-List Electrical Question > > The light I am talking about is the one 1/2 up the front of the mast just > above the spreaders....not the one on the top of the mast seen 360 > degrees......I was told the one on the front of the mast is longer a legal > requirement but the one on the top of the mast is a legal requirement when > motoring or motor sailing. > > Am I correct? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > On 2016-09-12 10:11 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List wrote: > > Rob — unless there have been changes in regs that I’m not aware of, a > steaming light (also referred to as a masthead light) *IS* still > required, when motoring at night, along with the bow (or sidelights) and > stern light. Maybe Canadian regs are different. > > On your existing fixture, the black is probably a common ground for the > deck and steaming light; the red and green will be separate positive leads > for each of the two lights. > > The replacement light from the Binnacle may only show one white wire; but > my guess is that it contains three conductors, the same as the existing > fixture. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Sep 12, 2016, at 7:49 AM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > When up the mast the other day, I noticed that my 'Steaming, Bow, Foredeck > Light' was in pretty bad shape.....probably the original 32 years old. > Will probably replace it when the mast is hauled later this Fall although I > understand this light is no longer legally required.......but I do like the > halogen foredeck light. > > I found this one linked below at the Binnacle.......almost similar to the > existing one: > > Lights-Steaming-Spreader-&-Deck-Lights/c23_156/p1349/AAA- > MASTHEAD-/-DECK-LIGHT/product_info.html > > It appears, without removing mine, that there are three (3) white wires > exiting the foot of the mast connecting to 'green, red and black' ......I > assume the green is negative, red is positive and black in ground. > > Here's the question......the new light fixture at the Binnacle only has > one white wire as a connection.......there is (are) no other places on the > back of the fixture to connect other wires. So if my old fixture has 3 > connections (assuming it does but I have not removed it to be sure) and > this new fixture only has one 'white wire', how do you connect it? > > As you can tell, I am no electrician. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ This list is supported by > the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help > us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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