Anchor Light

[bjac]

Okay all you anchor enthusiasts, how the heck do you anchor overnight, leave your anchor light on, and avoid six million little f#%*g bugs all over my nice clean deck and canvas??? AAAARGGHHH Captain!!

:smt021

 

[k9medic]

Okay all you anchor enthusiasts, how the heck do you anchor overnight, leave your anchor light on, and avoid six million little f#%*g bugs all over my nice clean deck and canvas??? AAAARGGHHH Captain!!

:smt021

Yep. I'd rather deal with a few bugs and comply with the law than get run over.

 

[rcknecht]

I have a LED anchor light which attracts less bugs, and uses less power...

 

[Arizona Mike]

I bought a little Solar backyard light from Walmart for .99 zip-tied it to one of the Bimini supports. Works great!

 

[MasterFab]

Rod nailed it - convert to an LED anchor light, and you'll have far fewer bugs on the boat. LEDs emit light in narrowly defined wavelengths, not broad spectrum like incandescent bulbs, and many bugs are blind at these specific frequencies. Bottom line is they can't see an LED light that well, if at all....

Dale

 

[bjac]

Hi Dale
Yeah that's what I have. Last year I switched everything to LED including the overnight light. Didn't make any difference for me.
Thx

 

[FootballFan]

At a lot of stores, grocery stores included, There is a product from Off which is battery powered. Keeps a constant flow of repellant blowing.

When we are in buggy zone, we rig them up in the cockpit and on the fly bridge. Usually a couple. You can buy refill packs and reuse these.

That's has helped us a lot when in the buggy zone.

Mark

 

[MasterFab]

Canadian bugs can see better. Or, they aren't blind to the frequency at which your bulbs emit light.

Dale