"Bob" wrote in message
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NE Sailboat wrote:
I saw this somewhere .. go get a yard solar light, Lowes/Home Depot ...
the
kind you put along the walk way.

I use a Stainless Steel solar light that I bought at a hardware store. I
pop-riveted an eyestrap top and bottom so I can haul it up in the rigging.
We use this when anchored in busy yacht anchorages, just so late arrivals
will see us. It is quite bright and can be seen from a distance, but how
far, I don't know. Many boats show no lights, because these are anchorages.

The regulations for an all round light require 2 mile visibility. These
garden lights are of course not rated, so probably would not be legal.
Therfore, if I was anchoring in or near a navigable channel not designated
as an anchorage, I would switch on the legal masthead allround light (and
run the batteries down!)

GM

If you could use some super bright white LED's, it would help to save the batteries, and
if correctly designed, it should be good for 2 mile visibility.

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"Gm1234" wrote in message ...

"Bob" wrote in message
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NE Sailboat wrote:
I saw this somewhere .. go get a yard solar light, Lowes/Home Depot ...
the
kind you put along the walk way.

I use a Stainless Steel solar light that I bought at a hardware store. I
pop-riveted an eyestrap top and bottom so I can haul it up in the rigging.
We use this when anchored in busy yacht anchorages, just so late arrivals
will see us. It is quite bright and can be seen from a distance, but how
far, I don't know. Many boats show no lights, because these are anchorages.

The regulations for an all round light require 2 mile visibility. These
garden lights are of course not rated, so probably would not be legal.
Therfore, if I was anchoring in or near a navigable channel not designated
as an anchorage, I would switch on the legal masthead allround light (and
run the batteries down!)

GM

In article ,
"Harbin Osteen" wrote:

If you could use some super bright white LED's, it would help to save
the batteries, and if correctly designed, it should be good for 2
mile visibility.

They do exist for anchor lights, and I believe at least one has been
certified. Still too expensive for me, but the prices will come down.

Just saw a 30 LED flashlight for $10. I paid about that much a couple of
years ago for 3 LED flashes that we use all the time.

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Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

I just did a google search for solar anchor lights .. there are a bunch of
them.

I think one was around $50.

Not bad, it isn't all that big a light so it could be hung up somewhere
during the day and then hoisted up the mast at night.

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"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Harbin Osteen" wrote:

If you could use some super bright white LED's, it would help to save
the batteries, and if correctly designed, it should be good for 2
mile visibility.

They do exist for anchor lights, and I believe at least one has been
certified. Still too expensive for me, but the prices will come down.

Just saw a 30 LED flashlight for $10. I paid about that much a couple of
years ago for 3 LED flashes that we use all the time.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Jere Lull wrote in news:jerelull-692670.21030413122006
@news.bellatlantic.net:

Just saw a 30 LED flashlight for $10. I paid about that much a couple of
years ago for 3 LED flashes that we use all the time.



Any Dollar General Store has a VERY nice Westinghouse crank-to-charge, 3
LED emergency flashlight that is very nicely made with wide nylon gears and
Ni-Mh battery pack for the princely sum of $10! 90 seconds cranking nets
90 minutes of light. It looks like a rechargeable razor, about the same
size. The light output is nicely focused into a beam with 3 lenses in the
end of it.

I see Waste Marine has the crap shaker flashlights by the cash register,
today....for some God-awful price. How sad....

The 25hp 4-stroke Merc outboard was only $3,125! No boat came with it,
though....?? If you sell complex outboard motors, shouldn't you have a
SHOP to fix them??


Larry
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