[Rhodes22-list] Anchor Lights

[Alan Robertson]

AN OLD SALT FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON  HIS PACESHIP 25. HE USED TO ATTACH HIS MAIN HALYARD CLIP TO THE BAIL ON AN OLD-FASHIONED FAT  CLEAR GLOBE KEROSENE LANTERN AND HOIST IT UP ABOUT 3/4s OF THE MAST'S LENGTH.
WEIGHT OF LANTERN WOULD LOWER IT WHEN HALYARD RELEASED FROM ITS CLEAT.

IT WORKED FINE, HARBOR PATROL SAID IT WAS ADEQUATE, BUT WHEN HE FORGOT TO FILL THE LAMP'S RESERVOIR ONE NIGHT THE LANTERN WASN'T HEAVY ENOUGH TO WORK THE HALYARD DOWN AND IT GOT STUCK!!
bigal  "thor IV" -delmar  ny
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Daniel Johnson<mailto:djohnson0671 at gmail.com> 
  To: The Rhodes 22 Email List<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
  Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 8:51 PM
  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Anchor Lights


  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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