Anchor light question...

Jim, regarding the front/rear white light... are you sure the rear only doesn't come on when you turn on your running red/green lights? If not, you must have a separate stern white light. Not sure on a 25. Would think it was originally made for that purpose, anchor with both on and stern light with just the rear one illuminated.

Charlie
 
I believe that many of the two bulb steaming/anchor lights were wired to have the foreward steaming light come on when the nav nights were on, with a separate stern light on the back of the cabin or transom. The anchor light of course is both bulbs. But since all of our boats fall within the category where you can use an all around steaming night--I agree that two bulbs not necessary.
 
But since all of our boats fall within the category where you can use an all around steaming night--I agree that two bulbs not necessary.
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How about two seperate lights? Our 25 has the factory anchor light AND an all around on the arch. Both work seperately; the front anchor only and the rear AND front while steaming. :roll:

One of my "projects" is to eliminate the front factory light and wire the arch light to both anchor & steaming light.
 
Well, I said I was done beating on this - but I prevaricate...

8 LED? (bwaaa haaa haa haaa)
Jeff's marinebeam Festoon replacement has 36 LED and will fry your retinas from any direction you choose to look...
 
"Well, I said I was done beating on this - but I prevaricate...

8 LED? (bwaaa haaa haa haaa)
Jeff's marinebeam Festoon replacement has 36 LED and will fry your retinas from any direction you choose to look...
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denny-o"
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Is there a link to this eyeball fryer? Thank you,

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Captains Cat":kl94jgq5 said:
Jim, regarding the front/rear white light... are you sure the rear only doesn't come on when you turn on your running red/green lights? If not, you must have a separate stern white light. Not sure on a 25. Would think it was originally made for that purpose, anchor with both on and stern light with just the rear one illuminated.

Charlie
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Hi Charlie,

Absolutely sure the rear only doesn't come on at any time. This light serves as the anchor light when the switch is in that position and the required "all around white" when in the running light position. Truly, I can't think of any reason for a two bulb (forward and rearward) light on a powerboat. Sailboat, yes. Any time you are under power in any condition that requires nav lights, you are "steaming" and an all around white is required along with the red/green lights... an additional, separate stern white light along with the all around would imply our boat is longer LOA than what it is. 225º forward/135º stern is the rule... interestingly enough, this particular light is actually divided off 180º forward/180º stern, giving the required 360º but would have no functional use if the lights were switched separately.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Just ordered 2 ofthese
for the two lamp Perko 1100 series anchor/steaming light on the TC. Jeff at marinebeam.com offered a slight discount if I would take a photo of the install and let him know how they worked.
 
Dreamer":e7g0h145 said:
Just ordered 2 ofthese
for the two lamp Perko 1100 series anchor/steaming light on the TC. Jeff at marinebeam.com offered a slight discount if I would take a photo of the install and let him know how they worked.
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Whoa, that seems to be way fewer LEDs than most anchor light installs. The description for the lights says "for small courtesy lights"... I would have some concern that these won't be bright enough. They look like the same type of festoon bulbs in my anchor light. I'll be very interested to get your opinion of these bulbs.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
thataway":3idhd5kl said:
If replacing a fastoon bulb with the one which has 8 LED's (each covering 90 degrees x 2), I would want to be certain that there is full and equal luminous intensity all around. Each "normal" LED is built with a molded lense, to concentrate its light, and the usual viewing angle is 20 degrees. Some LED's are made up to 50 degrees. It would be difficult to make a full and equal luminous intensity LED which covers 90 degrees. The LED anchor light I have on the Caracal has 18 LED's in a circle--each covering 20 degrees, to give the full 360 degree coverage. Some replacement bulbs will use a fresnel type of lense to increase the view angle.
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Prismatic diffusing lenses can help get around the narrow beam of discrete LEDs, but from a legal standpoint, I believe it would be prudent to replace the existing fixtures with a USCG-approved unit, as opposed to retro-fitting the bulbs with LED replacements. We're not really talking big-bucks here.

An anchor light can be pretty critical (or not, depending on where you anchor)...but for insomniac-me, I would replace the entire fixture with an approved LED one...

I would think that strobed-LEDs would make perfect sense for an anchor light, even possibly reducing the current-draw further by lowering the duty-cycle...it would probably take USCG a decade to ponder that...
 
I don't understand why people object to using a light that meets the Coast Guard requirements. It's a safety device and I certainly want to be seen at night. Also, if you're hit at night and you can say "that anchor light is manufactured to meet Coast Guard requirements", you've won that argument. Worked for us once and worked for a friend in the Bahamas. For us that was worth several thousands of $$$$. It's not that another light couldn't be seen, it's having one that should be seen, by Coast Guard regulation.

Certainly every new C-Dory has one and if you want to go to LEDs there are bulb suppliers who certify it meets Coast Guard reqts. It may cost a little more but it's safety equipment. I have no problem with putting in a LED fixture, but I thought it was easier just to change the bulb. And yes going to LEDs for an anchor light saves a lot more than replacing the cabin bulbs.

Sorry for the lecture, but it's about safety.

Boris
 
NORO LIM":48p7ymx4 said:
Jim,

Old email records reveal that the light is a Hella, purchased through Fisheries Supply. Here are the particulars.

Fisheries Item No: 188745
Mfg Part No: HLA 980910001
Part Number Description: NAVILED 360 2NM BLACK FIXED SURFACE

I ordered just the light, without the stalk. Because of what I wanted to do with the Tri Lens reflector, I bought just the light and then had a little mounting plate fabricated to attach the light to my own stalk.
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As promised, a picture:

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(Haven't got time right now to figure out how to make the picture larger. Sorry. But it's in my album, too.)
 
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