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Old 15 November 2009, 18:21   #21
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Don't worry RW - I think we both knew you were having a bit of fun - but a fishing smilie would be cool
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Old 15 November 2009, 18:22   #22
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lighten up guys It was a tounge in cheek comment Mind you got a bite though. any chance of a fishing Icon
All light here RW...and KY, too...no problems. Just a bit of fun Really, thanks for your comments...made me smile after a hard day boat cleaning
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Matt - well the longest trip so far has been Cowes and back *hangs head in shame* - have not yet worked out what that equates to in pennies per mile
No no no no no no!

No matter what boat, never work out what it costs in boat price + insurance + trailering + upgrades + maintainance!

Our little Ocean does some serious sea miles, we do all the servicing in our own workshop and all the equipment is sourced direct from the manufacturer; she saves us time and money because inter-island flights are so expensive PLUS it brings in survey and training revenue and we STILL would not do that sum.
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An' here I go again on my own, Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Bon Jovi or Whitesnake?
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Matt - well the longest trip so far has been Cowes and back *hangs head in shame* - have not yet worked out what that equates to in pennies per mile
You can start on that particular piece of math as soon as you tell us what you need all those shoes for....

*Pennies per mile* indeed! Here we were treating you like one of the lads and all the while you were a viper in our bosom!

Did Apollo tot the costs as he steered his blazing chariot through the Heavens? So too do we Ribsters blaze our routes across the Oceans (Ok, The Solent, some of you) and give no thought to base lucre
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- Doh rumbled!!

Okay I hear by swear never to speak of that equation again and hence forth potter - I mean blaze - my trail between Chichester and Cowes without checking the wallet moths
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Looks good, have you raised your all round white light so its a metre above the red/green?
Impressive stuff, wow!
Just a note of caution though, the positionioning of the all round white light should be at a height of not less that 2.5 m above the gunwale & at least 1 m higher than the sidelights. In its current position the horizontal & vertical sectors which are obscured by the headlights, gps receiver & the active x will be quite significant (as they are very close to the light). When you are seen from another vessel in the sector in which the all around while light is obscured & the sidelights are visible you will (should) be interpreted as being a sailing vessel!
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Zub - I think I understand - however we don't have anywhere else to put it and it's better than what was there before (not a fair arguement I appreciate!!) - which was an all in one combined unit - so all the same height.

Can you clarify what we need to do - or more to the point why does it matter - I'd like to make sure we get it as close to correct as humanly possible

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Can you clarify what we need to do - or more to the point why does it matter - I'd like to make sure we get it as close to correct as humanly possible.
In order to be best seen AND identified you need the all round white to be clearly visible and above the port and starboard ones (which are both fine as far as I can see).

The best solution would be a pole to hold the white one above the Echomax. That should give you a bit more separation and better all round vis.
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Ahh okay - now I understand - will see what Darren can do - although I suspect until we add something else it will be difficult to achieve due to the now waterproof wiring

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Ahh okay
I guess it all really depends on how much night boating you plan to do.
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Well the spots will blind anybody within a 100 mile radius that coupled with the Active X that increases our size to that of a supertanker - I suspect the first night of fishing will we will cause a full scale alert for the local MOD!!!

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Impressive stuff, wow!
Just a note of caution though, the positionioning of the all round white light should be at a height of not less that 2.5 m above the gunwale & at least 1 m higher than the sidelights. In its current position the horizontal & vertical sectors which are obscured by the headlights, gps receiver & the active x will be quite significant (as they are very close to the light). When you are seen from another vessel in the sector in which the all around while light is obscured & the sidelights are visible you will (should) be interpreted as being a sailing vessel!
I have seen very few RIBS that either do or could comply fully with all the dimensions given, the Aframe would be massive
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Well the spots will blind anybody within a 100 mile radius...
That is an interesting point, the spots will illuminate the deck and tubes so well that your night vision will be beggared anyway!

Or have they installed flood lights now in the Solent, to go with the bramble bank service station and all weather retractable roof?
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I have seen very few RIBS that either do or could comply fully with all the dimensions given, the Aframe would be massive
True, but it still makes sense to mount the lights high and clear.

I am prepared to bet a beer that KY's A frame changes design more than once before the start of summer '10!
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-I've just got to hope hubby does'nt read this part of the thread - he'll kill me if he thinks I might want a few more tweaks made ... he's already rectified my compass error

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I was having a similar problem with the vertical separation of my ARW & the R/G lamps.

Ended up that I re- wired the original "frame mount " (i.e where yours is) as a solo white (simple swap in the console to a separate switch), then parked another on the end of a long folding pole. Ended up replacing the switch with a 2- way centre off - one way does solo white, the other the full boona, theory being I won't need them all at once, so stops accidental confusing illuminations.

Theory being that 10W is better than 30 if you're under aux (therfore <7 knots & no charging) / need an anchor light. I toyed with swapping the bulb for an LED one, then realised that I'd be cheaper buying a bigger battery!
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