Headlights on catamarans?

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by Mr B

What are you talking about, Steam Locos had a huge Headlight and you could see a long way ahead of any steam train,

Not only that they were adjustable for their Brightness, They dimmed them for stations,

Not in the U.K. they didn’t as they would not have been able to see the the weak oil signal lamps. U.K. steam had no headlights and this carried on into early diesels as well

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Not in the U.K. they didn’t as they would not have been able to see the the weak oil signal lamps. U.K. steam had no headlights and this carried on into early diesels as well

Hahahahaha what are these, Bowls of goldfish,

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Hahahahaha what are these, Bowls of goldfish,

Enough with the Aussie trains mate..
In the UK where everything is fenced in and organised these were the norm..

[Cherod]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Its 12 volts and I have a 12 inch long one on each side of my top spreader,
Conversion factor from Lumens works out to be about 400 watts in each Led Bar,
They are actually Car Led bars, Which I originally bought to put on my RV,

It lights up the ocean in front of my boat like daylight,
No, it doesnt reflect back onto the boat,
So my vision in front of the boat is crystal clear,
They are 12 metres above the water line,

The only time I turned my lights on and off again, I was in a Gale with well over 40 knots of wind, ( BOM report ) I turned them on coming into Westernport Bay heads at 2-30 Am, Coming out of Bass Strait, after coming out the RIP (Port Phillip Bay) the night before when the Gale hit about 10-00 PM, , ,
There was a 20 foot hole in front of my boat, Nah, I dont want to see that, So I turned them off again, That was a bit on the scary side, Hahahaha Even for me,

What other people think of my lights is not my concern,
The safety of my boat, my passengers and myself is my only concern,
No matter where I am or the time of night Im sailing in,

FWIW, I love Driving, Riding, Sailing, Walking at night, Its very peacefull,
Snow Skiing at night in Japan was Absolutely Grouse,


Cheers Brian,

sorry , that should have read 18 watts .. that is a long way from 400 ..

[ixnax]

Originally Posted by Palarran

Hilarious. We have a lot, and I mean a whole lot, of crybabies in the sailing world. "They anchored too close" is probably the biggest group followed closely by either the generator runners and music hater's.

I'm in that group of crybabies and for good measure I'll add barking dogs. Sometimes things are crowded and close and that's the way it is. However, that is often not the case.

Seriously, why some folks think a crowded, noisy neighborhood is what makes sailing a joy is a mystery to us. We enjoy the silence, solitude and awesome views at anchor.

Straight up, I think it is damn rude to impose your noise and self on others when there is plenty of space elsewhere.

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by ixnax

I'm in that group of crybabies and for good measure I'll add barking dogs. Sometimes things are crowded and close and that's the way it is. However, that is often not the case.

Seriously, why some folks think a crowded, noisy neighborhood is what makes sailing a joy is a mystery to us. We enjoy the silence, solitude and awesome views at anchor.

Straight up, I think it is damn rude to impose your noise and self on others when there is plenty of space elsewhere.

Personally I find most boaters to be generally respectful and most noise dies away after midnight. Even where people anchor too close , I don’t get to concerned as typically it gets sorted

I have no hold over an Anchorage despite arriving first , if 50 more boats arrive and things get a bit hectic , I can always move

I’ve been in French bays with 100 yachts and it was peaceful

[rwidman]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Steam locos thundering through the English landscape at 70-80 mph didn’t have or need headlamps. Boaters rarely need them either

If you ever had model trains, you would know that that is not true.

Of course, a locomotive cannot swerve to avoid an obstacle and if it's pulling a train at high speed, it would take far more distance to stop it than the distance the headlight would illuminate, but at least the engineer would know what he was going to hit!

[owly]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Enough with the Aussie trains mate..
In the UK where everything is fenced in and organised these were the norm..

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen"

[ixnax]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

Personally I find most boaters to be generally respectful and most noise dies away after midnight. Even where people anchor too close , I don’t get to concerned as typically it gets sorted

I have no hold over an Anchorage despite arriving first , if 50 more boats arrive and things get a bit hectic , I can always move

I’ve been in French bays with 100 yachts and it was peaceful

You're content when most noise dies off after midnight? Methinks we have a dichotomy of opinions.

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by ixnax

You're content when most noise dies off after midnight? Methinks we have a dichotomy of opinions.

Yes. I don’t expect a “ quiet “ bay unless I personally go way out of my way to access something very remote.

Otherwise if I know the bay gets “ traffic “ I just go and enjoy the activity.

I grew up in the rural countryside , big John Deere’s make a hell of a racket !!