[Sentoa] Anchor Light

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I thought about leaving the all around light up on top but I have a stern  
light at the aft end of the upper deck so I would have been showing two 
white  lights from the stern. Not good.
 
Ron Carter
Sedona 42-19
Punta Gorda
 
 
In a message dated 10/21/2009 1:39:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ceb at oz.net writes:

Your switch is most likely wired so that power goes to the red,  green, 
stern, and steaming light (front half of your "anchor light" in the  navigation 
position.   In the anchor position, power is supplied to  both the front 
and rear half of the upper (anchor) light.   It is  also possible that your 
tug (like mine) does not have a stern light, so  the all around light on the 
mast serves as both a steaming light and an anchor  light.   In the "anchor" 
position, power is supplied to the mast  head light only (showing 360 
degrees).   In the "navigation"  position, power is supplied to the mast head 
light (showing 360 degrees), and  both side (red & green) lights.
 
As you may recall, vessels less than 12 meters (39.4') in length are  
required to have mast head light (showing 225 degrees), stern light (135  
degrees), and side lights (red & green, showing 112.5 degrees  each).   However, 
stern light and masthead light may be  combined (360 degrees) at the masthead 
on vessels less then 12  meters.
 
Vessels between 12 and 20 meters in length are required to have side  
lights (red & green), mast head light and stern  light.   However, the side 
lights may be combined at the  bow.
 
The 37 tug appears to be right on the cusp of being under or  over 12 
meters....I guess it all depends on how one measures the  vessel.   While it is 
labeled a 37' Nordic Tug, my understanding is  that it's almost 40 feet LOA 
so would really fall in the over 12 meter  category.
 
Incidentally, NOBSKA came from the factory with no faux  stack.   Instead, 
she has a shortened sailboat mast (with all around  light) and boom, used 
for a cargo lift and for carrying a steadying  sail.
 
Charlie Billings
NOBSKA, 32-057 (1991)
Bremerton YC, WA

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Kirk  Glenn, CPA_ (mailto:glenncpa at hargray.com)  
To: _'South East Nordic Tugs Owners'  Association (SENTOA)'_ 
(mailto:sentoa at lists.samurai.com)  
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:01  AM
Subject: [Sentoa] Anchor Light



I recently replaced the corroded  light fixture (anchor light ) . As I 
recall there were only two wires to the  light. While I am underway the anchor 
light comes on when I have the switch  set to navigation light. When at 
anchor I set the switch to anchor and only  the anchor light comes on as it 
should. 
Why does the anchor light come  on when I am running-is it wired that way 
at the factory?  When we  bought the boat the anchor light was not 
functioning. I did not change  anything in the cabin or at the console. 
Comments? 
Kirk  Glenn 
First Light   
37-73 

 
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