Boating New Zealand — January 2018

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We removed

the old units,

which showed

the effect of UV

exposure by

breaking apart as

we took them off.

LEFT To be seen, you

have to equip your vessel

with decent lights.

BOTTOM The new LEDs

are considerably smaller

than the old lights.

BELOW Note the low

output of the old unit, and

the damaging effect of

UV rays.

legally-required lights, red to port and green to

starboard, and an all-round white light. Although

they all worked, the brightness was woefully

inadequate. It was virtually impossible to confirm

they were working during daylight.

TIME TO UPGRADE

In 2017, fully-sealed LED lights are the way to go.

In fact it is becoming increasingly difficult to find

any other type of unit for sale.

The first thing to check with new navigation

lights is that they are of the correct colour

(wavelength) and intensity. Recreational boats

generally require lights that are visible from at least

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