| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1724.1 | Grab that lobstah! | MILKWY::WAGNER | | Tue May 28 1991 14:47 | 15 |
| 1724.2 | At the source? | AV8OR::SAMPSON | | Tue May 28 1991 23:16 | 9 |
| I was thinking about this note the other day when I heard a
commercial for a dive shop. They claim to have, "All of your diving
needs". Sounds like you need lights. The only dive shop I remember
advertising has a phone number of MAD-DIVE, I can't seem to forget
that, but I don't know whether it's 617, 508 or 800.
That's where I'd look
Geoff
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| 1724.3 | NOT AT A DIVE SHOP
| TUCKER::SYSTEM | | Thu Jun 06 1991 13:22 | 13 |
| I've been in dive shops in Boston,Somerville,Concord, Cape Ann..haven't seen
any lights for what you want....not sure it would be appropriate anyhow...lights
you describe indicate 'restricted maneuverability by nature of operations'
which might apply to underwater operations where divers are connected to vessel
via air lines etc., but not SCUBA....besides, those who would recognize RWR
lights, are also those skippers who would give an ordinary anchor light prudent
distance off.....
I would suggest normal anchor light, plus dive float(s)/flag(s) w/red cyalume
stick attached and illuminating them. Perhaps additional lighting such as the
foredeck light(s) to indicate something other than sleep is going on.
Tom Fleischmann
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| 1724.4 | Mr. Fixit | DPDMAI::HOLLENBECK | | Mon Jun 10 1991 21:24 | 2 |
| I've got some Christmas lights (12v.) that would do the trick. From a
distance they would look exactly as you need them to.
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| 1724.5 | Hoist a custom dive flag "kite" | SELECT::SPENCER | | Tue Jun 11 1991 18:52 | 10 |
| Just a thought:
Assuming this is a sailboat with a mast which has spreaders, if it's not
too windy, a box-kite-like frame with four translucent dive flags attached
to the four sides could be hoisted just high enough under the spreader
light to light them in such a way to be seen from all directions. Anyone
traveling on the water at night *ought* to see that quite clearly from a
safe distance.
J.
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| 1724.6 | A clarification. | ROYALT::FGZ | Federico Genoese-Zerbi | Fri Jun 14 1991 20:11 | 24 |
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Re -.3
Yes, R-W-R is restricted in ability to manouver. According to the rules as
quoted to me by the USCG, this is appropriate for SCUBA, as is the alpha
flag (same meaning). The reasoning is that the boat is the platform
for support of the divers, and is thus restricted even if it's not
attached to the divers.
The point about skippers recognizing the lights is well taken...The USCG
officer I spoke to is a NAUI instructor, and does a bit of night boat diving.
He told me that there are 3 kinds of skippers....type 1 (rare) know what the
lights mean and keep way clear. Type 2 think (common) think that the lights
mean you need assistance and head directly towards you. Type 3 skippers
(very common) don't know what the lights mean, but decide to just play it
safe and keep away. Of course he has no idea what is going through the minds
of people in other boats, but it is an amusing theory. In total, he
thought it worthwhile to have the lights.
Re -.2
The Christmas light idea is a good one. I'll look into it. Thanks.
F.
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