"Steve Christensen" wrote in message
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I have also come to the conclusion that masthead anchor lights are close
to
useless on sailboats. About all they do is meet the legal requirements,
they
don't actually illuminate the boat.

Huh???? since when are anchor lights meant to illuminate a boat? They'r
meant to indicate where your boat is, at 2 miles distance.

I hang one of thos low-wattage LED lights about 7' off the deck in the
foretriangle, pointed down. It makes the boat much more visible to
passing
boats (the real hazard), and illuminating the deck as it does helps to
make the
boat more visible.

Even at 2 miles?

Meindert