I definitely want it for actual use. I guess I am a romantic at heart, I love those old beautiful lamps!> > Do you intend to actually use it as an anchor light,> Rusty, or just as a pretty oil lamp in the house?> Either way they can be financially impractical. I> thought, very briefly, about one for an anchor light> (and longer about one for the house), but then> started looking for something cheaper and> battery-powered that could be hoisted aloft. I> finally found a flashlight which, by pulling down> the housing, becomes an> unblocked-by-handles-and-other-crap all-around> light, but haven't timed battery life or tried> hoisting it (hard to do with the mast down in the> garage. :-)) From a strictly legal standpoint,> probably neither meets the mandated standard for> visibility (2 miles?), but unless I anchor in the> middle of the river or the Chesapeake, it probably> doesn't matter for practical purposes.> > John Tyner> M-15 #412 "Chimpanzee"> www.rustyknorr.com