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[Moose]

Am I allowed to have my R/C searchlight on when I am motoring along in the Solent at Night time? I need it on really because it does a superb job of lighting up lobster pots e.t.c especially when I am driving/sailing/controlling/skippering from downstairs.
The only reason I can see that would prevent me from having it on is that people would not recoginse me as a Mobo cos' I would have 2 white lights at the front.

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Moose

 

[ArthurWood]

Well, you would probably be blinding others coming in the opp direction. Not a good idea IMHO, except to switch it on for a second or two now and then. It's illegal this side of the pond to run at night w/spotlight on, tho' many do it.

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[BarryH]

That and the fact that it will kill your night vision.

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[Moose]

It doesn't destroy my night vision when downstairs, because the light is 10 foot higher and shining down over the front of the bow.

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Moose

 

[BarryH]

Take it from me, it WILL destroy your night vision. Been there done that and hit the cardinal mark!

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[duncan]

not sure that was entirely down to loss of night vision..........

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[ArthurWood]

Yours and the other guy's (s')

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[hlb]

In most cases you can see a dam sight less with the s light on than off.

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Haydn

 

[Moose]

I must be a rare case because it doesn't seem to destroy my night vision and I can see a lot more with it on than off.
As anybody looked at my:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://save.org.ru/mooses/>REALLY REALLY GOOD BOATY SITE</A>

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Moose

 

[BrendanS]

Re: You mean the moosy site!

Too late, I've shot them all

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[hlb]

Now as you have probably noticed. I'm rubbish at spelling. But do they really have Mouses!!

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[Moose]

Re: You mean the moosy site!

Now, that is just cruel!!!/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Moose

 

[lanason]

Re: You mean the moosy site!

Sing out for the mud and sing out for the ooze
the life of the frog is the life you should choose
sing out for the mud and sing out for the bog
it's ever so jolly just being a frog

frog frog frog (ribbit)
frog frog frog (ribbit)

We love the old mud hole, we sit and we soak,
The feeling's so good that we've just gotta croak,
The muck and the mire, the swamp and the slime,
The life of a frog is a wonderful time

Time, time, time (ribbit)
Time, time, time (ribbit)

Oh, what can compare
with a day in the swamp?
the snakes and the spiders
the cold and the damp (the damp)

we're fond of the pond
be it eptide or flood
I love the old swamp
cause there's mud in my blood

blood blood blood (ribbit)
blood blood blood (ribbit)

it's ever so jolly
it's ever so jolly
it's ever so jolly
just being a froooooooooooooog!

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[BrendanS]

Re: You mean the moosy site!

There's only one answer to that!

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[Moose]

Re: You mean the moosy site!

What have you got against:
a) Frogs
b) Moose
c) Me
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Moose

 

[byron]

If I had my way I would make people take a test before allowing them to fit a searchlight. These should NEVER be used except in extreme circumstances such as searching for someone in the water or similar. Certainly they destroy night vision, blind others, cause reflections from both the sea and the mist you cannot see but is there, the list is endless. In short... only a complete Twat switches them on as a matter of course.

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[BrendanS]

Re: You mean the moosy site!

a) Frogs - Frog legs are good. Hunt them
b) Moose - Antlers look good over fireplace (and LJS wants some steaks). Hunt them
c) Me - You're a Moose, see b)

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[Moose]

Sorry I asked!!!
I'd much rather be shot at by Brendan than insulted by you!!!!!!/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Moose

 

[hlb]

I only ever used mine once. Switched it on to look at sumate. Then went up fly bridge to take the boat into the marina. Button for s light didn't work up there. So followed a yatch in, with them swathed in blinding light. I felt a bit of a chump!!

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Haydn

 

[Moose]

The only time a feel a need to use it is when I am coming back from somewhere at night, around the entrance to Chichester there are loads of lobster pots and the Search Light DOES light them up really well. I don't just go tearing through the Solent with it on for the sake of it. Only when I really need it, and it is really good.


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Moose