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The boat is cut... and is nesting all right!

Steve, here is the Nasa light I have on my boat. It only has 2 wires (reverses polarity to select anchor or nav) so the installation and deck plug is simple. Very economical on power consumption with a nice bright light. You can see the glow of the lights on deck! We have trailered the boat 4-5000 miles in 3 years, if that doesn’t break it, it is pretty robust. Jay

The only requirements for an anchor light are that it be: 1. 360º white light 2. visible for 2 miles A lantern hung in the cockpit, from the boom or sprit qualifies. I find in most harbors that is better than mast head as it is easier to see when close. During my cruising days I used to keep a paraffin miner's lantern for use in the evenings in harbor when traffic was a concern. Anyway, my point is, that for those without the masthead anchor light, there are other options short of re-rigging a new light.

The Tricolor LED light that Graham and Peter both have is this one... https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|65136|2312550|2312561&id=2113738 B&B sells them for an earth shattering $145.00! WAIT that can't be right. Oh yeah we aren't greedy! The unit seems very well made and all the wire terminals into the LEDs are completely potted in soft black silicone type epoxy and they look very impervious to water. The modification we did was basically to remove the bottom two "disk" puck things which are just hollow plastic and replace them with a custom made starboard mast cap that plugs into the top of the mast and has a shoulder for the tricolor to mount on. This both eliminated some material and lowered the unit a couple of inches (every inch counts). Maybe Graham will post some pictures of his. LED tricolors for all!

Andrew is building a Bermudan sloop and Ken is building the Bermudian ketch. These are the rig choices currently available. Oyster, the cabin is all V berth, with a center notch of course. The berth is 6' 9" long, so plenty of room. Also the centerboard case is offset to port (about 8"), so the interior is free from case obstructions, as it hides under the V berth. This is the V berth top and the long rectangle (darker gray), is the centerboard case access panel.