T&T: anchor light

[JHWardJr at aol.com]

I agree.  We had a high profile incident here in New Bern a while back  where 
a couple stopped their boat in the open river one summer night to  'get to 
know each other better' and were hit by another boat.  As I recall,  the lack of 
a proper anchor light factored in pretty heavily in the ensuing  legal 
battle.  
 
The elegant solution to those with limited battery power seems to be  
conversion to an LED bulb or a self-contained solar unit (I am not  sure these would 
meet the 2 mile vis rule).  My research thus far has found  only LEDs that are 
pricey, but at least they last 'forever'.  The  other solution (maybe 
cheaper) is more batterystorage power/recharging.  A  typical anchor light draws ~1 
amp, so consumes ~10-16 amp-hours in an  evening.  An LED, one fourth of that.  
I am working thru this  now.  Jim
 
PS - if anyone has a link to a truly low cost LED bulb series, please let  
all of us know!  I would convert every bulb in the boat (~40 of them) if it  
didn't dig too far into my beer money...
 
 
In a message dated 2/20/2009 12:00:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
trawlers-and-trawlering-request at lists.samurai.com writes:

The  problem that arises, other than having the various enforcement agencies  
enforce this requirement, is legal. If someone runs into a boat at anchor,  
which is not displaying the appropriate light/ball, the anchored boat is at  
fault. To me, this is enough of a reason to be displaying the necessary  
light/ball.


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