Bella, I just installed "the Owl" anchor light from Bebi electronics in Fiji.  
Very pleased with the light, easy to install.    
http://www.bebi-electronics.com/

Informative web site, good quality product, fast shipping.  I liked the light 
so much that I ordered several other of their products and an anchor light for 
a friend.

Peter Kafer
s/v Now or Never!





----- Original Message ----
From: 'bella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 6:35:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] led masthead lights..


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

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