Steaming Light on a Hunter 27

[jusw]

I have a Hunter Horizon 27TK - 1988 vintage.

The switch panel has a switch labelled "steaming light" but it actually switches on an all round white light at the very top of the mast - surely an anchor light?

There is no other light on the mast

The boat also has red and green at the bow and white lights at the stern.

My question is to other Hunter owners - is this standard? Surely you need a forward facing (only) white light part way up the mast as a steaming light?

I'm pretty sure the boat has not been altered since new. - Anyone know whether my configuration is "legal"?

Look forward to comments.... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[CPD]

Not a hunter owner, but what you are asking is universal anyway (colregs etc). The alll round white is the anchor light and yes, you should have a orward steaming light. Otherwise, the red/green bow and white stern is fine. Sounds like you need a new circuit for the steaming light.

 

[VicS]

Read the col regs carefully and you will discover that when motoring the steaming light and the stern light may be combined into one lantern visible all round. To achieve the all round visibility it more or less has to be on top of the mast.

However the all round white should not be displayed as well as the stern light. Provided your boat is wired such that the stern light goes off when the all round white comes on then it is all perfectly legal.

Think about it. From all points forward of 22.5 degrees abaft the beam port or starboard plus a white light above should be visible. From astern just a single white light should be visible.

The most reliable place to view the colregs on line is here on the Coastguard website There are some good explanations elsewhere though.

 

[steve_cronin]

Yes, that is standard Hunter...

Peter Poland always fitted a combination of all round white, tricolour and bicolour..

Steve cronin

 

[Allan]

Back in the 70s I worked for a company that developed a range of masthead lights. One had a tricolour and an allround lamp. At full power the allround was a steaming lamp. When at anchor, the allround was reduced in power using a small electronic device. I'm not sure if the regs have changed since then.
Allan

 

[ditchcrawler]

My understanding is that a powerboat under 12m may show an all round white with a forward red/green,i.e. sailboat under power.As stated by others the stern white must be switched off to do this.

 

[VicS]

[ QUOTE ]
My understanding is that a powerboat under 12m may show an all round white with a forward red/green,i.e. sailboat under power

[/ QUOTE ] You are not wrong but the regs give the lights for "Power-driven vessels underway" and for "Sailing vessels under way" There is no separate consideration for "a sailboat under power" It is simply a power driven vessel and power driven vessels under 12m may, as you do correctly point out, "exhibit an all-round white light and side lights". [/pedantic mode]

 

[tross]

Yes, This is normal for a Hunter On mine I added another switch fuse and relay so that I could switch on the "anchor" light or when I switched on the steaming lights - the bi-colour on the pulpit and the anchor/ all round white light comes on automatically.

 

[ditchcrawler]

Thanks Vic.I thought that was what I said.A powerboat,i.e.(abbreviation of latin id est meaning that is)a sailing boat under power is a powerboat.I did not suggest it was separate.Did I?
My experience of Hunters is the same as I have had three of them.

 

[bendyone]

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