thank you all for the lecture on stuff I already knew.. I was interested in who had leds on top of the mast.. (will that definition work for the majority) and if you did what brand, how bright and what did it cost.. (not a major factor, but was curious)
OGM seems to be the consensus it works great, low draw and can be see the requisite 2 miles cost is not a factor I don't have to change it out now.. but if I come across a deal I will go for it.. thanks so much.. I already have aquired my steaming light replacement.. its a light and a deck light combo from waste marine with a gift card, on sale and a rebate.. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/12589/377%20710%201604/0/Exterior%20/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/10/0?N=377%20710%201604&Ne=0&Ntt=Exterior%20&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&page=CategoryDisplayLevel1&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=5002&subdeptNum=9&classNum=236 I will use the old steaming light cover for the stern light and thus keeping the original flavor of the boat.. The deck lights on the spreaders were orginally tractor lights..that came from the factory.. I will probably replace them at a later date with leds maybe.. we shall see.. its not a huge priority at the moment. I, in truth, don't have to replace the anchor light as it works fine..but it is an incadescent bulb and eventually I want to go as low draw lights as possible. Interior lights are my first priority in that line. thanks again... back to being bored.. 'b. On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Ken James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The light known as the "steaming light" is > supposed to show a horz. arc of 225 deg straight > ahead, same total arc as the fwd sectors > (red+green) of the tricolor light, aft stern light > sector being 135 deg. > > The tricolor light is commonly known as a masthead > tricolor, the anchor light is known as just that, > and the other light is known as a steaming light, > in common parlance. > > The steaming light is NOT required to be 2/3 or > some distance up the mast (how does anyone at some > distance away from you know where the top of your > mast is at night when you are under power, > remember you can't show what is known as the > masthead tricolor light or the anchor light while > under power). > > The steaming light is only required to be a > certain distance separated from other lights. > However it is in fact commonly placed about 2/3 or > a bit further up the mast, attached to the front > of the mast partly to help achieve the correct > horz. sector showing with a normal light bulb. Led > lights don't need this placement to achieve the > proper sector showing. > > As a matter of fact firststarled.com makes a > compact retrofit led masthead light 'bulb' that > has three functions, masthead tricolor light, > automatic anchor light, and steaming light, all in > one 'bulb' that is brighter than a normal 25 W > light and uses about half the power of other led > lights of the same brightness. > No one else has such a light.-Ken > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. It's about the freedom. http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/ "We are the gaurdians of a great faith. When we believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be seperated from our believe in liberty." Harry J. Truman Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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