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David Duquette
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| 04/22/2010 11:55 PM |
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My boat, which I bought last September, doesn't have any electrical equipment whatsoever. I.e., no nav lights, wiring, switch panel, cabin light, etc. ... everything has been removed. It does still have a really heavy marine battery in a wooden box up next to the mast. Do class rules allow me to remove this battery and replace it with something of equal weight? ... it seems needlessly dangerous to have a live lead-acid battery on board if I could just have a few bricks or something in there. The measurement certificate I inherited seems to indicate that the battery is needed in order to make weight -- there are corrector plates in there, but if i'm reading the sheet correctly, the battery is part of the deal.
(Also, my understanding is that, given the lack of nav lights, I am required to carry bow and stern flashlight-style nav lights that clip onto the pulpits, correct?)
Thanks in advance for any advice. /david
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Will Harris
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| 04/23/2010 6:00 PM |
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| I'm pretty sure that a brick is not a battery. Although, sometimes your battery can be a brick :0 |
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David Duquette
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| 04/24/2010 11:23 PM |
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| True, but I don't think the current rules require that you have a battery. I assume it's okay to substitute something of equal weight -- as long as the boat is at the correct weight or above, you're all set, right? |
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Will Harris
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| 04/25/2010 2:58 PM |
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| I'm not a measurer, or a tech committee member, hopefully one of them will chime in here. My fairly educated guess is that they would rule that the primary use of the battery is to power the electrical system. So, if you choose, you can carry a battery. If they let you substitute bricks for 'allowed' equipment, no one would carry the optional equipment and make up the weight with 'bricks' ( my bricks would be lead bricks ), probably bolted inside the bunk fronts. That's not what they are shooting for. |
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D. Kaye
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| 04/26/2010 1:48 PM |
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| Look at the measurement certificate or download it off the website. It is very specific about what is "required items" and what is "optional items". A battery is optional item 6.1.27 with a 25 kg max. However depending on your boat weight you have to declare if it is one of your optional items to reach your "All up weight for racing" (1345 kg min) You can choose which items you will carry to get to the weight. Given the batteries placement it one of the better places to achieve your weight. |
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Ken Shores
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| 04/30/2010 11:53 PM |
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Doesn't anyone read the US CG Rules. No running lights? You realize that if you are stopped you will be cited. Operational running lights are required. Now you can use LED colored flash lights instead..... It would be a problem if you are stuck out on the water at dusk. I may not be much of a sailor but getting hit by a power boat is something I do not look forward to.
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David Duquette
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| 05/03/2010 1:31 PM |
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Ken, what do you suggest? It sounds like the flashlight-style nav lights may not be enough to meet the regs. Again, the boat has no wiring and the holes for the light housings have been glassed in. I will not be sailing after dusk, but I'm wondering what the best solution may be.
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Ken Shores
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| 05/03/2010 7:31 PM |
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David,
Marine supply places like Defender, West Marine, and many others sell battery (C and D cell that is powered ) nav lights like I described. The front nav lights have to cover 22.5 deg. I can't remember the number the stern light has to cover but with it and the mast light it covers the full 360 degrees. The most important thing is that if you are out after dark you want others to be able to see you. (so collision can be avoided).
Having said that I rewired my mast (no problem with the mast down and rebuild the light fixture. Also rebuilt the stern, and bow lights as well. Re-installed the bow nav lights and sealed everything up with life seal. I then spliced them into the correct the wiring panel. (BTW the one line wiring diagram is on the internet.)
Good luck but don't go out with some form of nav lights.
Regards,
Ken Shores |
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