Matt O'Toole wrote:
On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 18:41:07 -0500, Larry wrote:


"Glenn A. Heslop" wrote in
news:YDYEf.319488$tl.237592@pd7tw3no:



I was thinking of a really damn bright light (i.e. so even the crazy
weekend powerboaters from Miami will see it)...a battery sized to match
(12hoursX draw/H) & stored in a cockpit lazarette & coupled with a small
solar panel. That way I can have a bright anchor-light while not drawing
power from my house batteries.


Problem solved.....

http://www.sailgb.com/p/anchor_light_6inch/

Draws no power...runs 30 hours on a "charge"

Haul it up on a halyard....


Have you actually tried it? We tried a couple of oil lamps last
summer. They wouldn't stay lit in the slightest breath of wind.

Matt O.

We had one and lived with it full time cruising for over 1 year. It
would only seldom blow out, because there is an inner chimney on the
model in the link. A fill lasted about 2-1/2 nights (which of course
meant that it would die the 3rd night because I was too lazy to fill
it the third night)

We replaced it with a tiny anchor light with a small bulb that drew
about 0.2A. Now I'd replace it with a LED type anchor light (home
made multi LED white one)

Evan Gatehouse