Talking about lighting and Ken's information about LED lights makes me wonder if something like an intermittent deck light at night might be beneficial. I know that my boat is infinitely more visible when the spreader lights are on. I have intentionally left them on when I've gone to shore and had to return after dark in a crowed anchorage. Currently they draw too much juice to remain on all night and since they are incandescent, the life would be shortened by switching them on and off. But since LED lights draw lots less current and switching them on and off probably has little effect on their life, I was wondering about a system that lit up the deck for a few seconds every minute or so. Even the drunks speeding through the anchorage might take notice of a boat lighting up every once in a while. I do have reflectors on the mast but they're only worthwhile if someone is shining a light.
Do they make LED spreader lights yet? How much current do they draw typically? Jim. _______________________________________________ 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
