Light me up

[Giffo65]

Breno89

Got a nice Spanish and dropped another a few weeks ago, and bugger all since.

Cheers
Giffo

[Sevric]

Glad to see i am not the only one who can not see these fools on the art. The night vision goggles i find an interesting idea. I am always horrified when the sun comes up to see all the boats around me that i never knew were there.

[cormorant]

A real bug bear for me. I'd hate to hurt anyone.

Has anyone tried the portable night vision stuff on the water? Cheaper stuff review? as the good stuff is very pricey?.

Have been it in a boat but it was a camera and screen set up and was pretty disorientating ( felt icky real fast) as it was on a self levelling gimbal but you could see every swell and boats were like beacons. Because it was for security not navigation a screen was used passenger not the helmsman. Except for not being in colour it was like daylight viewing. Really impressed.

No excuse for the no light drifters and the tinnys are playing a dangerous game relying on a torch expecting a skipper to dodge them late. . Been a big blitz down south in the nanny state with lots of fines for folk with anchor lights that are not visible 360 deg or are blocked by people in boat or bimini etc. Finally enforcing that it has to be clear high above any obstruction after a few deaths in the harbour.. Now to get them to turn it on a bit more!.

Have to say with the way most people have all the lit up cabin switches , foot lights, , gps gauges and so on on the dash the vision at night they have is very compromised. After spending years in cabin boats with glass screens you learn that any light causes internal reflections and stuffs up what you can see regardless of colour. We have a piece of black trim material we roll down with small cut outs in it for amps ( only at operating needle spot) and warning lights. Lift the edge to check gps ,plotter but have trouble turning the dimmer down enough still. Covers all equipment so nosey thieves can't see what is there at other times Our all round white is set high and has a stainless saucer underneath it so no light bleeds and lands on the deck to stuff your vision. Makes a huge difference to what you see and how early you see it.

The before dawn kayakers in between swell , in channels or at edge or entrances scare the hell out of me as even if they do have a light it is usually low and you are busy watching for every other obstruction. Bet it scares them more though. The mongrels who thing a strobing light helps need a good spray and a wake up call - don't they understand they look like a nav mark.

[QF3 MROCP]

A real bug bear for me. I'd hate to hurt anyone.

Has anyone tried the portable night vision stuff on the water? Cheaper stuff review? as the good stuff is very pricey?.

Have been it in a boat but it was a camera and screen set up and was pretty disorientating ( felt icky real fast) as it was on a self levelling gimbal but you could see every swell and boats were like beacons. Because it was for security not navigation a screen was used passenger not the helmsman. Except for not being in colour it was like daylight viewing. Really impressed.

No excuse for the no light drifters and the tinnys are playing a dangerous game relying on a torch expecting a skipper to dodge them late. . Been a big blitz down south in the nanny state with lots of fines for folk with anchor lights that are not visible 360 deg or are blocked by people in boat or bimini etc. Finally enforcing that it has to be clear high above any obstruction after a few deaths in the harbour.. Now to get them to turn it on a bit more!.

Have to say with the way most people have all the lit up cabin switches , foot lights, , gps gauges and so on on the dash the vision at night they have is very compromised. After spending years in cabin boats with glass screens you learn that any light causes internal reflections and stuffs up what you can see regardless of colour. We have a piece of black trim material we roll down with small cut outs in it for amps ( only at operating needle spot) and warning lights. Lift the edge to check gps ,plotter but have trouble turning the dimmer down enough still. Covers all equipment so nosey thieves can't see what is there at other times Our all round white is set high and has a stainless saucer underneath it so no light bleeds and lands on the deck to stuff your vision. Makes a huge difference to what you see and how early you see it.

The before dawn kayakers in between swell , in channels or at edge or entrances scare the hell out of me as even if they do have a light it is usually low and you are busy watching for every other obstruction. Bet it scares them more though. The mongrels who thing a strobing light helps need a good spray and a wake up call - don't they understand they look like a nav mark.

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