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25watt nav lights?
hi all,
how many of you are going for the brighter 25 watt nav lights vs. the standard 10 watt items? Most of the smaller vessels ive seen go with the 10watt globes, but i think i'd like to put the more powerful items on my thinderbird 26. They do eat up a bit more power, especially if you've got them all round, but the extra bit of safety seems worthwhile. Shaun |
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25watt nav lights?
25 Watt Nav Lights?
I don't think so - At least never in my case. That will require 6 amps just for running lights, now let's add teh windex light, the essential instruments, the VHF on standby and I will have to hand start the engine before dawn. That would mean that if I had the battery fully charged at dusk, I can not let the autohelm steer even under power as the alternator is rated at 10amp. Running the stereo is out of the question. I'm much more interested in going to LED that will drop the required current for all three running lights below 1 amp. Matt Colie Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Perpetual Sailor Shaun Van Poecke wrote: hi all, how many of you are going for the brighter 25 watt nav lights vs. the standard 10 watt items? Most of the smaller vessels ive seen go with the 10watt globes, but i think i'd like to put the more powerful items on my thinderbird 26. They do eat up a bit more power, especially if you've got them all round, but the extra bit of safety seems worthwhile. Shaun |
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25watt nav lights?
Hey Matt, are you planning a boat cemetary or something ??
per·pet·u·al (p.r-pµch"-.l) adj. 1. Lasting for eternity. ================================================== ==== "Matt Colie" wrote in message ... 25 Watt Nav Lights? I don't think so - At least never in my case. That will require 6 amps just for running lights, now let's add teh windex light, the essential instruments, the VHF on standby and I will have to hand start the engine before dawn. That would mean that if I had the battery fully charged at dusk, I can not let the autohelm steer even under power as the alternator is rated at 10amp. Running the stereo is out of the question. I'm much more interested in going to LED that will drop the required current for all three running lights below 1 amp. Matt Colie Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Perpetual Sailor Shaun Van Poecke wrote: hi all, how many of you are going for the brighter 25 watt nav lights vs. the standard 10 watt items? Most of the smaller vessels ive seen go with the 10watt globes, but i think i'd like to put the more powerful items on my thinderbird 26. They do eat up a bit more power, especially if you've got them all round, but the extra bit of safety seems worthwhile. Shaun |
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25watt nav lights?
NE,
The simple answer is - Yes. I have been a sailor and a waterman all my life thus far.. Not only do I not plan to quit, but I wouldn't know how if I had to. Where I spent most of my young life on the upper east coast, the phrase "He has stopped sailing." is often used to indicate the subject's demise. We had a memorial service for my father thirty years ago and he has been sailing ever since. Yes, I am a Perpetual, Pathological and Congenital Sailor Matt Colie NE Sailboat wrote: Hey Matt, are you planning a boat cemetary or something ?? per·pet·u·al (p.r-pµch"-.l) adj. 1. Lasting for eternity. ================================================== ==== "Matt Colie" wrote in message ... 25 Watt Nav Lights? I don't think so - At least never in my case. That will require 6 amps just for running lights, now let's add teh windex light, the essential instruments, the VHF on standby and I will have to hand start the engine before dawn. That would mean that if I had the battery fully charged at dusk, I can not let the autohelm steer even under power as the alternator is rated at 10amp. Running the stereo is out of the question. I'm much more interested in going to LED that will drop the required current for all three running lights below 1 amp. Matt Colie Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Mariner and Perpetual Sailor Shaun Van Poecke wrote: hi all, how many of you are going for the brighter 25 watt nav lights vs. the standard 10 watt items? Most of the smaller vessels ive seen go with the 10watt globes, but i think i'd like to put the more powerful items on my thinderbird 26. They do eat up a bit more power, especially if you've got them all round, but the extra bit of safety seems worthwhile. Shaun |
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25watt nav lights?
I do. Aqua Signal series 41 I think. That's what my boat came with ('86
Krogen 42) but the lenses were degraded over the years by UV, so I replaced them all. You can see them VERY well. |
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