Navigation Lights on a Tiki 38 - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-28T10:58:30Zhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/navigation-lights-on-a-tiki-38?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI have a separate steaming li…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-03-12:2195841:Comment:702052012-03-12T20:14:51.339ZRon Hallhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RonHall
<p>I have a separate steaming light mounted on the foremast, but am not sure it meets COLREGS when using with the masthead tricolor. That's why I was thinking of adding deck level sidelights so I could use them with the steaming light and the white all around anchor light when under power. Might not be entirely legal, but we would look like a (very small) ship from any distance, and might get us a little more respect.</p>
<p>Our steaming light also has a deck light that shines down on the…</p>
<p>I have a separate steaming light mounted on the foremast, but am not sure it meets COLREGS when using with the masthead tricolor. That's why I was thinking of adding deck level sidelights so I could use them with the steaming light and the white all around anchor light when under power. Might not be entirely legal, but we would look like a (very small) ship from any distance, and might get us a little more respect.</p>
<p>Our steaming light also has a deck light that shines down on the foredeck, which we have found useful for anchor drags and the occasional foredeck panic when the wind suddenly comes up.</p>
<p>Ron</p> Yeah, but the real fun starts…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-03-11:2195841:Comment:701742012-03-11T13:01:11.062ZAnn and Neville Clementhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/AnnandNevilleClement922
<p>Yeah, but the real fun starts when you try to put a steaming light and stay within the regulations. I would like to ask if any of you have a good (better?) solution to the one Nev came up with. Ours works, but it is a bit fiddly</p>
<p>Yeah, but the real fun starts when you try to put a steaming light and stay within the regulations. I would like to ask if any of you have a good (better?) solution to the one Nev came up with. Ours works, but it is a bit fiddly</p> My Tiki 38 has the Aqua Signa…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-03-10:2195841:Comment:703272012-03-10T15:57:37.211ZRon Hallhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RonHall
<p>My Tiki 38 has the Aqua Signal Tricolor/anchor/strobe combination mounted on the main mast, which has worked well for four years (with one bulb replacement). The bulbs aren't cheap.and if I were doing it today I would go the LED route, and I would be tempted to have a duplicate set of side and stern lights mounted near deck level. The masthead may not fully satisfy COLREGS when the boat is under power depending on how you read them. I like the masthead light when we are sailing because it…</p>
<p>My Tiki 38 has the Aqua Signal Tricolor/anchor/strobe combination mounted on the main mast, which has worked well for four years (with one bulb replacement). The bulbs aren't cheap.and if I were doing it today I would go the LED route, and I would be tempted to have a duplicate set of side and stern lights mounted near deck level. The masthead may not fully satisfy COLREGS when the boat is under power depending on how you read them. I like the masthead light when we are sailing because it doesn't interfere with our night vision and it unambiguously tells other boats we are a sailboat under sail. The second set of lights is a good backup, and also says unambiguously that we are a boat under power when in use. Up to you if the extra expense/trouble is worth it, but it is nice to be able to replace a dead bulb without having to go up the mast, although replacement will probably be much less frequent with LED's.</p> Just be sure that you positio…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-03-08:2195841:Comment:702942012-03-08T11:40:51.266ZKenneth Gormanhttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/KennethGorman
<p>Just be sure that you position your lights so as not to spoil your night vision when moving around the boat at night.</p>
<p>Ken</p>
<p>Just be sure that you position your lights so as not to spoil your night vision when moving around the boat at night.</p>
<p>Ken</p> On my tiki 26 I have port and…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-03-06:2195841:Comment:700812012-03-06T16:00:39.867Zkim whitmyrehttps://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/kimwhitmyre
On my tiki 26 I have port and starboard lights at the forward corners of the cabins, and a stern light mounted on the aft alumlnum beam. I'm a coastal sailor, near a busy port, and the deck level lights were recommended for this context. For blue-water sailing, having masthead nav lights is usual. For awareness of the commercial traffic, my vhf has an AIS system.
On my tiki 26 I have port and starboard lights at the forward corners of the cabins, and a stern light mounted on the aft alumlnum beam. I'm a coastal sailor, near a busy port, and the deck level lights were recommended for this context. For blue-water sailing, having masthead nav lights is usual. For awareness of the commercial traffic, my vhf has an AIS system.