Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:29:05 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:


The problem with operating headlights, I suspect, is night blindness
caused by bright lights. I know from my days on the rigs and running
the Venice Canal that when you get hit with a strong white light on a
dark night, your night vision is shot to hell for a while.

I dunno - maybe it's something that needs to be researched.

Of course the easiest solution is to slow down.

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

On Oct 9, 6:52*am, thunder wrote:
On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:59:11 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

As in "Rehberg was a passenger in a 22-foot Mirage and not at the wheel
when the boat ran up on the rocks..."

This happens far too often, running too fast at night. *You wonder why no
one has ever, at least considered, putting some headlights on boats.

Destroys your night vision. You can't see anything outside the range
of the lights. When we run at night I usualy get a second person to
act as a spotter and I keep my eyes forward. If I need to mess around
with course planning I shut down.

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

"H the K" wrote in message
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On 10/9/09 9:03 AM, Tosk wrote:
In inet,
says...

On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:59:11 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:


As in "Rehberg was a passenger in a 22-foot Mirage and not at the wheel
when the boat ran up on the rocks..."


This happens far too often, running too fast at night. You wonder why
no
one has ever, at least considered, putting some headlights on boats.

I have. My last design had adjustable headlights built right into the
hull... Didn't build it yet, but the design is solid...


...for a one acre lake.

--
Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger:
Idiots All


A lot of the jetboats have lights built in to the bow. They are great for
docking, and maybe in an emergency run of the river, but headlights do not
work on the water. Maybe to pick up a large boat ahead of you, but the
water sucks up the light. I had to come back 10 miles at 5 mph do to a
boat problem and was dark as hell as came down the river. Not a whitewater
river, part of the Sacramento. And the hand held spot was good for checking
how far from the shore I was, and look at buoys, but that was all.

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:29:05 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:


The problem with operating headlights, I suspect, is night blindness
caused by bright lights. I know from my days on the rigs and running
the Venice Canal that when you get hit with a strong white light on a
dark night, your night vision is shot to hell for a while.

I dunno - maybe it's something that needs to be researched.

Of course the easiest solution is to slow down.

Even slow, you are trying to stay in the channel. And not hit something in
the water.

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:15:28 -0500, thunder
wrote:

Of course the easiest solution is to slow down.

Also the best solution. It's really not safe to run on plane at
night without the benefit of a full moon or a first rate night vision
device. You see guys doing it all the time however.

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

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"H the K" wrote in message
m...
On 10/9/09 9:03 AM, Tosk wrote:
In inet,
says...

On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:59:11 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:


As in "Rehberg was a passenger in a 22-foot Mirage and not at the wheel
when the boat ran up on the rocks..."


This happens far too often, running too fast at night. You wonder why
no
one has ever, at least considered, putting some headlights on boats.

I have. My last design had adjustable headlights built right into the
hull... Didn't build it yet, but the design is solid...


...for a one acre lake.

--
Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger:
Idiots All


A lot of the jetboats have lights built in to the bow. They are great for
docking, and maybe in an emergency run of the river, but headlights do not
work on the water. Maybe to pick up a large boat ahead of you, but the
water sucks up the light. I had to come back 10 miles at 5 mph do to a
boat problem and was dark as hell as came down the river. Not a whitewater
river, part of the Sacramento. And the hand held spot was good for checking
how far from the shore I was, and look at buoys, but that was all.

I am sure if I build mine with the headlights I would probably end up
using them for just that. Tight quarters, camping, or emergency runs...

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

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says...

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:29:05 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:


The problem with operating headlights, I suspect, is night blindness
caused by bright lights. I know from my days on the rigs and running
the Venice Canal that when you get hit with a strong white light on a
dark night, your night vision is shot to hell for a while.

I dunno - maybe it's something that needs to be researched.

Of course the easiest solution is to slow down.

Even slow, you are trying to stay in the channel. And not hit something in
the water.

I should note, that having lights doesn't mean you need to go faster at
night, just you can see what is right in front of you while you move
along...

Boat on the Rocks - Speaking of looking at a GPS
 

On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:51:33 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

http://www.boattest.com/Resources/vi...px?NewsID=3783


Can anybody ID the boat?

--Vic
If you look at the picture, there is a big boulder with a vertical
face about 25 feet to the left of where they hit on a slope. They coud
have hit much much harder.

Casady