Masthead Light

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Jun 12, 2006
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- - City Island, Bronx, New York
Out radio antenna is on an angle bracket inside the mast that positions the antenna in the center of the mast. The wind indicator slips over the antenna. As the Masthead light should be seen 360 degrees, I believe, where is the best place to locate it.?
 
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Greg Pecaut

Masthead lights

On an arm at the top of the mast. Make sure the bracket is long enough the wind vane doesn't hit it. The antenna will block it a little, but not that much. I put a tri color with anchor light on my mast head. Uses less power while sailing at night and is much more visable than the lights mounted at deck level. Important as we have a lot of shipping in my area. This allows me to run only one bulb, instaed of three while sailing, and be more visable. Also, you only need the anchor light when you are anchored, and not in an anchorage. No light is needed when you are anchored in an anchorage. My bracket goes forward, as my wind vane is set towards the stern so that it is more visable. The stern white section of the tri color lights my wind vane nicely at night.
 
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