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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 03/02/2010 :  09:25:11  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Anyone seen one of these up close and personal?

How well do you think it would survive up on the foredeck?

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Response Posted - 03/02/2010 :  10:42:45  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Chris, not sure what your purpose would be? If you are looking for a distress signaling device, I would have concern as it does not say what distance its good for. You might want to look into one of [url="http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/35349/377%20710/0/strobe%20light/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=strobe%20light&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=strobe%20light&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=8&subdeptNum=50&classNum=51"]these[/url].
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/02/2010 :  17:18:17  Show Profile
If you are thinking distress, an electric signal must be automated to send a continuous SOS. If you are thinking back up nav lights, it would depend on the angle of coverage and range. I've never carried a back up nav light system and the likelihood of implementing it is so low that I still won't. Replacement bulbs, fuses, and wire are in my kit.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 03/04/2010 :  09:12:25  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
Sorry guys, I wasn't clear. Last season in our overnight race, the batteries were dangerously low when we started, and got much worse through the night. I was thinking this would make a good backup if we ever have reason to repeat that performance.

Agreed on the distance issue.

I did see th epersonal beacons and have notified my crew that everyone onboard is to have one on their lifejacket when we do th erace this year. I may buy a bevvy of them and keep them in the dumpster. I like night sailing, but finding someone out there would be awful.
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