[Rhodes22-list] Michael Meltzer & Herb - Masthead lights (anchor & steaming) - Question and clar

[Herb Parsons]

Bob,

One drawback with a single all around light is - what do you do with it 
when you're NOT steaming (motoring)? If it's at night, you still need a 
stern light, but if you turn on a 360, you're identifying yourself as a 
power boat.

Most mast mounted 360's that are used in this manner are actually two 
lights in one housing, with a separator, so you can operate the 
"steaming" portion independently of the stern light.

Bob Keller wrote:
> Mike,
> Thanks - I read this before and it basically says what I am saying: you don't need a separate anchor light and steaming light for our boats.  One all-around light will do the trick. 
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