In a message dated 4/24/01 4:04:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Thataway@aol.com writes: << Sorrry, but I think that this is an extremely bad idea. Having many lights on distracts and makes it difficult to see the navigational lights which are often of lower power. Many nights I have had to search out to find the colored lights, because of the brightness of deck lights and other lights that can be misinterputed. >> It also makes it difficult for another b oat to determine your direction given that they cannot pick out the actual running lights from the general "loom" of the overly-lighted vessel. I have Series 50 AquaMeters and swear by them. Michael Oritt 48' Durbeck--NAMASTE

>Having many > lights on distracts and makes it difficult to see the navigational lights > which are often of lower power. Light pollution from the commercial fishing fleet is a common problem out here in the Pacific Northwest. Many fishing boats run with several mercury vapor flood lights on all the time. This is one of my personal gripes, I wish the Costies would go out and bust a few now and then. ---------------------------------------- Ross Fleming rossflem@serv.net S/V Renown Gulfstar 39 Seattle, Washington