Anchor light - time to join the 21st century?

Not a problem. In fact, SWMBO's parents might be able to find me one, at a Wellington-sale, or whatever those things are called, that they tramp round on wet Sunday mornings.
 
I'm certain mine wasn't this dear...

http://www.force4.co.uk/force-4-bra...qs4TXxVol06BY2ZYNwYmkaApIZ8P8HAQ#.VQMa2Z2sU1I

And do you know what doug748, I think you are right. The whole process of filling the lamp, lighting it, hanging it up, is all part of anchoring for me. As for force 1, like I say, I've had it up in plenty, swings around a little (not as much as you would think)...

Not sure it would fulfil Colregs mind you... 2 miles? Try 2 feet... praps I will get an LED one...
 
dancrane said:
however do they get that flame-like glow, from LEDs?
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I don't know about that one specifically, but many of them have a scrap of lightweight cloth that's made to flicker in the draught from a small fan, illuminated by cunningly placed lights. The cloth might have a flame-like pattern on it, and the lights might flicker and/or change colour, formerly by a rotating gobo but perhaps now by RGB LEDs controlled by a microchip.

Quite clever but nevertheless, like any fake fireplace, electric candle bulb, or other pretend flame, irredeemably naff outside a stage set or children's wendy house :)

Pete
 
Niffler said:
I used one in a Force 4 but they said it was a safety hazard.
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They?

prv said:
...a scrap of lightweight cloth is made to flicker in the draught from a small fan, illuminated by cunningly placed lights. The cloth might have a flame-like pattern on it, and the lights might flicker and/or change colour, formerly by a rotating gobo but perhaps now by RGB LEDs controlled by a microchip. Quite clever, but irredeemably naff outside a stage set or children's wendy house :)
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:biggrin-new: :biggrin-new: :biggrin-new: Thanks Pete, I'll get a real flame lamp.

Does anyone know if the £65 Force 4 lamp is intended for breezy outdoor applications? I'm wondering if anyone makes an oil lamp for serious use, rather than for visual effect.
 
Thanks, that's very nice, and a sensible price. Although...seven candlepower? That's...hmm...visible from about fifty feet, in good visibility, if anyone is looking for it? :(
 
If you search Amazon on 'camping lantern' you'll find lots of possibilities. There's even one I see now that looks like a hurricane lamp.
I've been using one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daffodil-LE...d=1426279331&sr=8-26&keywords=camping+lantern (or possibly an earlier version of it) for about 5 years as a riding light. The push switch on top didn't look waterproof so I stuck plastic tape over it. Five years on, still works perfectly.
 
dancrane said:
Thanks, that's very nice, and a sensible price. Although...seven candlepower? That's...hmm...visible from about fifty feet, in good visibility, if anyone is looking for it? :(
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The nice thing about a hurricane lamp as a riding light is that because not many people have them these days it makes your boat easier to identify when returning from a dinghy trip ashore. Might be a bit dimmer but has a very distinctive yellowy flicker which stands out from the rest.
 
dancrane said:
Thanks, that's very nice, and a sensible price. Although...seven candlepower? That's...hmm...visible from about fifty feet, in good visibility, if anyone is looking for it? :(
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???? only 4.3 candela required for 2n. miles visibility according to the Colregs.

BTW this is my useless hurricane lamp

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alahol2 said:
Yes, that should be the real thing. Dietz is a respected name. Here's a cheaper version... http://www.piplers.co.uk/dietz-original-hurricane-lamp-nickel-plated?gclid=CLbiq5qPpsQCFcjHtAod3C8AFg
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The Dietz ones are very good, so are the genuine German Feuerhand ones. They don't leak and are much better made than the cheap carp chinese copies. I bought 3 from Germany and they were about £16 each I think plus small postage. They get used a lot and we haven't had any problems whatsoever.
 
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To be honest Niffler, I got it a little while after I'd posted - I noticed the capital 'F'...but it hadn't made me laugh even inwardly, so I didn't bother updating. Sorry.

VicS said:
Only 4.3 candela required for 2n. miles visibility according to the Colregs.

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Looks very workmanlike, Vic...I'm sorry it's not so effective. But I'm glad to have been wrong about candlepower. Seven just sounded a bit gutless.

Umm...I really like the idea of a non-electric riding light, but I hope I haven't derailed the OP's line of thinking.
 
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