Anchor Lights

[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

Re: Tilley Lamp

could you tell me how long your tilley lamp will burn with a full tank and charge, I am thinking of getting one for an anchor/cockpit lamp.

We used to use one when I was a kid, hung from the mast when night fishing, but I can't remember how long it would last?

Thank you in advance

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[charles_reed]

Re: Tilley Lamp

About 14 hours, on 1 fill - but it does need pumping up at least once during the period to avoid sinking to a dim glow.

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[charles_reed]

Locating your boat

I suspect leaving your anchor light on whilst tied up in a marina might be somewhat redundant (though some do).

Fed up with having to search for my boat in the dark amongst several others on the hook, I put reflective tape all the way round the hull just below the toe-rail.

After an occasion when I "mislaid" the dinghy at Ile de Ré (and had to drag it about 3M over the sand) I also put the dinghy and boat position into the handheld GPS when I go ashore and return after dark

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[tcm]

Re: BVI - Any recommendations

buy mosquito nets, the cheapy 10-20 type and sleep in them instead of using the sheets provided. Also take tons of anti-fly spray and spray up the boat before dusk.


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[tcm]

Re: Common sense at anchor

i nearly agree bout the anchor lights.

But in more mainstream anchorages, even with decent visibiolity, imho one shd have an anchor light at night ALWAYS and an anchor ball ALWAYS: in the (admitttedly v unlikely) case of a moving boat hitting another at anchor, the smasher wastes no time in observing the lack of anchor light/ball. If you have anchor light/ball then the independent story is told with you being in the right, and the nutcase driving in to you, despite your nice light/ball . If you have no anchor light/ball, then you are described later as lazy thoughtless ill-equipped or badly-trained type, a hazard to others. Seems anyone can be one or the other, the only deciding factor being the anchor ball/light as far as I can see.

 

[steve_cronin]

Suits me Charles old boy...

So I will continue to use it notwithstanding your dis-approval. It ain't gone out yet because it is a proper hurricaine lamp not a cheap foreign copy. Did I say that I didn't clean it? So long as it can be seen adequately that's good enough for me.

I consider your Tilley lamp totally unsafe and a real hazard should it be knocked over, the enamel lid (& globe) gets so hot you can melt plastic on it (including oilies). The Scout Association won't let us get kids anywhere near one anymore - and that's on a level campsite! You need to carry both fuel (parrafin) and priming fuel (meths) and they are prone to flaring up on lighting, which needs to be conducted down below exacerbating the danger so I would NEVER use one on a boat. They kill your night vision too and just when you're getting accustomed to keeping away from the fierce updraught of superheated air, they need pumping up again.

Devilish device on a boat but very good for a beach barbecue!

Steve Cronin

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[steve_cronin]

Re: Locating your boat

Just one question:-

How do you look at the hand-held GPS whilst trying to row against /across the tide?

We use a 1 metre strip of reflective up the mast from the gooseneck on both sides. Cheaper & more visible from further away.

Steev Cronin

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[Stingo]

Re: Locating your boat

Steve

You weren't meant to share that because everyone will now put reflective tape on their masts and then we won't be able to find our boats.

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[Guest]

Re: Locating your boat

I've gone one better - three bands of reflective tape and black electrical tape around the mast, each pair at the point where the head of the mainsail is with one, two and three reefs, plus a piece of reflectibe tape on the headboard. Shows exactly how far to ease the halyard when reefing day or night (with small torch), as well as a distinctive reflection when trying to find the boat on a mooring or at anchor at night.

I have also heard of running reflective tape the length of the mast each side and along the toe rail (or around each stanchion) if sailing through fishing fleets regularly. When they shine a light on you, they can clearly see your outline. Sounds a bit much for me.

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