T&T: Light board color

[Dave Forsman]

Gary wrote.....

BoatUS insurance required a survey for our trip to Alaska in 2005
and gave us a list that included Captain David Holdsworth
206.526.0200 or KJ7PW at ARRL.net
We felt his survey was very fair. For example he taught us about some really
minor issues-
one I recall is he said the boards beside the running lights should be black
(ours are teak)-but he didn't include them in the final report.

<<<Gary Ritzman>>>   M/V Dharma   Albin 40  Mercer Island W

My response...

I seem to remember reading that light boards were to be painted 
black.  Our teak light boards were painted red and green but when I 
re-finished them I left them natural.

Since light boards are simply places to mount the running lights, 
does it really matter what color the light boards are?  A lot of 
boats have the running lights mounted high on a staff or directly on 
the side of the cabin that is normally white.  I see that new Krogen 
44's have teak light boards, you would think they would spring for 
some black paint for them it was required.

Maybe there is a reason why that item didn't get put in Gary's final report.

Dave Forsman
Tristan 301
Lake Erie