Question for boaties: Night lights for a canoe???

[nufin_flash]

yeah id just have the red and green in one, that way when a boatie sees me they know your only a small profile to begin with and to pay more attention, you can pick up a white anchor light from bcf thats one a pole and runs on battery really cheap, i got told by them you dont need nav lights if you dont go over a certain speed but then again for your own safety whats $30. as for making the lights wider than the canoe wouldnt that defeat the purpose of having a canoe as you wont be able to get in some of the remote areas as easily

[Angla]

Damned67,

Have a look at this story I put up a short while back http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...llision+course

I think that anything that shined a light would have helped to see this guy. I was travelling along with my eyes peeled and scanning the direction infront from left to right. Even a headlight with 3 led's would have been easy to see in the darkness. Twilight may require a little stronger light.

In my opinion, a allround white light should be the least for you to have while stationary. One of those reg/green nav lights while you are under way would be great too as it signifies your movement. Your only fear here is that a boat approaching from the stern will not see this so if you were to wear a head torch on the back of your head then we should see you. ( I think that light shining in your eyes while paddling would not be good for your night vision )

There is an onus on us to be looking at where we are going. Another good suggestion is a air horn which you can get for $20-30. to get the duckheads attention in the event of a boat getting too close.

Chris

[DavShmav]

Hi Damned67

i used to use a 360 degree white light on a aluminium pole mounted into a recesed mounted rod holder. Pole was about 900mm in length to make it easily visible. As mentioned earlier, websites like ######## or BLA(boating leading accessories) will sell suction mounted red/green lights as a one piece unit. We also used to use a suction mounted 360 degree swivel torch attached to a 12volt battery to help shine the water near your canoe to help alert boats in your area. Most importantly, try and canoe as close to structure as possible at night as boats generally won't be coming thru at high speeds a couple of metres from fixed structure (hopefully)

Cheers
Dav