[Rhodes22-list] Anchor Lights

[Lou Rosenberg]

Daniel

My masthead had nothing when I bought my boat,  so after studying the  
regulations and realizing that I could have the standard tricolor or  
an anchor light I opted for a 360° "steaming light / anchor light".   
The way I read the regulations, if I leave it on at an anchorage I am  
going to be taken as anchored.  If my boat is moving at night under  
motor, I put it on and its considered a "steaming light".   Call me  
irresponsible but I don't have that much room up there for 2  
different kinds of lights.  I also made the original stern light on  
my R22 a vent for the laz and moved my stern light to mid way up my  
stern rail on the port side.

and if I get into a storm or heavy fog by accident I have  an  
inexpensive Radio Shack personal strobe light which would attach to  
my halyard or topping lift for greater visibility.  thats not allowed  
either under strict regulations I bet.

I welcome feedback and criticism on this decision, but I m still a  
lilly liberal son of a bitch and that s not going to change.

Lou
s/v Miracles




On Sep 1, 2008, at 8:51 PM, Daniel Johnson wrote:

> My Rhodes 22 has a masthead light for operating under power at  
> night, but no
> anchor light.  Any ideas for one that doesn't require taking the  
> mast down?
>
> I'm thinking I could hoist some acceptable LED or other anchor  
> light up to
> one of the spreaders, but don't know how to get one to the top of  
> the mast
> unless we drop the mast - and I'm not sure there is power up to the  
> top
> anyway - just the VHF antenna.
>
> What have others done?
>
> Dan
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