Dave, I have not used my spreader lights while sailing(yet), but I have used them many times for social activities mostly while docked at my marina but also sometimes while at anchor socializing with a large group. That said, I normally anchor over night limiting my light and noise pollution. There was one night when a large shrimper came into the island cove where I was anchored, it was very likely that we were seen at anchor, but it was comforting to announce our presence by switching on the spreaders for about 30 sec.
- Paul E. 1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Sep 27, 2016, at 9:12 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:44:21 -0400 > From: Dave S <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "C&c Stus List" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Stus-List spreader lights - do you use them? > Message-ID: > <CAD7ywJNXDCCMGC==Fkp=tu64egxackwdmxqdcxyejkrvrqz...@mail.gmail.com > <mailto:CAD7ywJNXDCCMGC==Fkp=tu64egxackwdmxqdcxyejkrvrqz...@mail.gmail.com>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Good Day all, > > Set Windstar ('85 33-2) on the hard yesterday, mast down. A rewire of the > mast has been on the to-do list for awhile. I noted (again) two > long-unused conductors poking out of the mast below the lower spreaders. > No light fixture, but there is a labelled breaker in the panel. > > I can imagine unusual situations where one might need these but so far I > have not missed them. Perhaps though, ignorance is bliss. > > Do you use yours? Tx as always. > > Dave
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