Here is a company that is making running lights from LEDs. No commercial
connection, but they're right down the road from me.
http://www.orcagreen.com/

Right now, they only have a Red/Green bow light, but are designing more
types. The only caveat from their web site: "Our first product, the bicolor
bow light is currently being tested by an independent laboratory for Coast
Guard Approval." I don't think the USCG actually approves individual lights,
but the lab they refer to is probably doing an independent test to make sure
it meets the requirements.

Keith
__
AAAAAA: American Association Against Acronym Abuse and Ambiguity.

The Australian automatic anchor light looks great. However, the title says
"LED Running Lights" and I know that Perkins markets the red and green as a
pair for around $93.00 last time I looked. Maybe others by now.

Ron Rogers
Annapolis, MD
_/)

Steve wrote:
The very best news here is that it draws 120 mA  and has an advertised life
of 100,000 hours.  It should pay for itself in  light bulbs.

That looks great, Steve. Be sure & let us know what you think after you
install it. The Aqua Signal light that I have (and a lot of us have, I
think) is 25 watt so it draws 2 full amps. Add to that that I forget to turn
it off untill sometime the next afternoon & it uses a lot of amp-hours.

Brent Hodges
"Friendship"
43 Albin Sundeck
Seabrook, Tx

This site has a number of LED replacement bulb configurations at very low
prices.

http://superbrightleds.com/

No association.

Rich Werner
GB32-277

I received my Sealite Anchor light (in about one week, via DHL.)

http://www.sealite.com.au/product_page.php?prod_code=SL-05

I have not put on the top of the mast yet, but I hooked it up to twelve
volts, and put it on top of the pilot house.  It works automatically,
turning itself on and off at dusk and dawn.  I walked to the top of the
dock and it appears to be quite bright, with a very white, almost
florescent sort of light, that I am sure would be good for finding your own
boat in a harbor full of yellowish anchor lights.

It is all hermetically sealed with the leds and electronics enclosed in a
purpose built lens.  The power cable is about four feet long with nice,
thick, hiqh quality tinned wires.  The only downside is that it the fixture
is fairly wide and one might have difficulty mounting it on a mast designed
for a smaller, standard fixture.  All in all, I recommend it for its very
low power consumption (1.2 Amps for 10 hours of operation) and automatic
operation.  I think it better to have a sealed unit such as this this
rather than a bulb which will develop corrosion at the base and contacts.

All in all, highly recommended.

Steve

Usual disclaimers.  I am not in the anchor light business.

Steve Dubnoff
1966 Willard 47' Dover Pilothouse
sdubnoff@circlesys.com