I like the idea of the white reflective tape on both the big boat and the dink. White lights of any sort indicate *something* is out there and don't hit it.
And yes, it takes very little to light it up. In our Florida anchorage on the path from Bandersnatch to the dinghy dock there is a "Slow - Manatee Zone" sign that is somewhat reflective. The running lights on the dinghy actually light it up enough to see it when about 100 feet away. I *don't* like the idea of the red/green reflective tape on the bow since that would indicate you were underway when actually you are anchored. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Gloucester MA > Norm, > > Your comment about eliminating lighting that interferes with the visibility > of navigation lights brought a somewhat related question to my mind. I have > considered running a one-inch wide strip of white reflective vinyl tape > along my gunnels all the way around my boat. I even thought of putting > short green and red reflective tapes on the appropriate sides of the bow. > Reflective tape is not technically a light, but it could be useful to alert > other boats that there is a 45 foot object out in front of them. It takes > very little ambient light to show up on the tape. What do you think of this > idea? Especially, would it be legal in your opinion? Other list members' > opinion? > > Lee Huddleston > s/v Truelove _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/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.liveaboardonline.com/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
