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Posts: 73 03/08/06 18:43:29 |
I have Weaver snap davits installed on the rear swim platform of my Catalina 42. I have a 9'6" x 4 6" Avon inflatable mounted on them. When I pull up the Avon to its vertical position it covers the stern navigation light. I have not been able to find a 135-degree pole mounted stern light to raise a new stern light over the top of the dingy. Does anyone have any solutions?
Nelson & Christine Willis "Peter Cooper" Hull #683, Three Cabin Pullman, Marina Del Rey, CA
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garrywillis |
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Posts: 368 03/08/06 20:57:08 Moderator |
Nelson, You have run into a situation that many owners have experienced with rail mounted nav lights. The only solution is to re-locate the stern light to a place where none of your extraneous equipment gets in the way of its visibility to other vessels. For example, I wasn't pleased with the the way my rail hung outboard was blocking the stern light from certain angles so I simply removed the light and re-positioned it under my radar antennae on my stern mounted pole. It's up higher for better visibility and still complies with Coast Guard regulations which mandates it to be no higher than 2.5 meters above the level of the deck. If you don't have a radar pole than you can have Garhauer make you a pole that can be mounted on your rail or deck so that your dink doesn't obscure its light. You can contact me off-line if you wish to see the set up that I have.
Garry Willis "Breezn" #502
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dickbutler |
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Posts: 55 03/09/06 07:22:51 Moderator |
Hi Nelson,
We had the same problem and ended up mounting the stern light on the outer support rail of the davits. It looks good and works well and is out of the way. Regards Dick Butler Escapade #837 |
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cwhitting |
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Posts: 36 03/11/06 12:39:16 |
Ditto here
During commissioning with our new C42 I realized that the stern light was to be blocked by a dink on the Kato Davits I was getting. The dealer mounted a stearn light on the cross bar between the 2 Davit arms. The new light is 2 to 3 feet higher than original which should improve visability a bit also. Later, Codge
Pog Mo Thon - # 919, Fin Keel, 3 cabin centerline Locust Valley, NY |
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