Thanks for your advice, guys. The tent lantern would probably work fine, as would the Davis "Mega-light Masthead" suggested by Bones, but I dug out my brass kerosene anchor lamp (that probably looks just like the Weems and Plath electric job), and my atavistic tendencies impel me to run that up the halyard instead. It uses a tiny bit of lamp oil per night, and does not need batteries or a cord. It occurs to me that someday far in the future someone will invent an automobile that you can just fill up with gasoline and go, and it won't even have to be plugged in at night. Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronnie Keeler" <ronkeeler@hotmail.com> To: "Montgomery boats mailing list" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:56 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Masthead light My anchor light is one I bought at a ship chandler in Marblehead, Ma. back in the early 70s. It is a Weems and Plath and looks like a brass kerosene lamp but has a battery compartment in the base. I am sure it would be expensive if I could find another one. I looked on several websites but didn't find anything similar. If I were buying today, I would use one of the portable suction cup type stern lights (uses flashlight battery) that you can get at most fishing supply stores and hang it upside down from the head stay. Another option would be to use a coleman battery powered tent lantern which comes with either a xenon lamp or an LED light and has a handle on the top. Whitebeard M17 #14, Griselda
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 09:32:44 -0700 From: tjenk@gte.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Masthead light
Ronnie, I need a portable anchor light like yours. Could you divulge the brand and where one can be purchased? I have used a kerosene anchor light run up the halyard in years past, but I do not plan on using kerosene on my Mboat. Thanks a bunch, Tom Jenkins M17 Scintilla
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronnie Keeler" <ronkeeler@hotmail.com> To: "Montgomery boats mailing list" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 7:43 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Masthead light
When I rewired Griselda's mast, I installed a masthead tricolor which is wired to one switch and I use it only while under sail. I kept the bow light, stern light and foreward white light (just below the spreaders) on another switch to use when under power. To avoid depleating the battery, I have a portable anchor light I run up the jib hallyard/downhaul. I have used this setup on several boats in the past and feel that the masthead tricolor is hard to mistake for a powerboat light when under sail after dark. We need all the help we can get when under sail at night here in Texas with the usual heards of ignorant rednecks out there in power boats.
Whitebeard
M17 #14, Griselda
From: seagray@embarqmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 18:26:22 -0400 Subject: M_Boats: Masthead light
I'm putting in a masthead light and wondered what would be the appropriate height. I'm thinking about half way between the top and the spreader. Does is really matter?? Joe Seafrog M17
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