CaptainBob
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I'm really keen not to use my batteries for anything as my old Volvo sometimes takes a bit of starting in the morning and I want all the oomph I can possibly muster...
So I've bought a lovely Vapalux M320 as a light/cabin heater/anchor light. It's fantastic, but has a major flaw when being used as an anchor light - you have to wake up every couple of hours and pump it up again!
I was wondering about the possibility of getting a hurricane lamp and using one of those instead. I've seen that some of the online chandlers sell brass ones for about £30 - and www.hurricanelamps.co.uk sells some "Elite" ones which look very nice. But are they going to be bright enough. After all, they're just glorified candles really.
Thanks!
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30boat
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Loc: Portugal
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I used to see them all the time before LED lights.Not too bright but probably OK.
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graham
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Reged: 16/05/2001
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Loc: South Wales
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I had one and it used to blow out quite often but I slept well THINKING it was alight so it still did the job. 
Have you thought of one of the garden solar lights?
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VicS
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Reged: 13/07/2002
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Loc: Home: Kent. Boat: Chichester
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My hurricane lamp blows out in much more than a force 0. Pretty dim anyway. It is only one of the little ones, maybe a full sized one will be better.
I bought an LED camping lantern from Maplin last year. Lovely and bright but draws about ¼amp from 4 AA batteries so needs new set each night! Thinking of using rechargeables and recharging them from the main battery (got the charger to recharge my camera batteries)
BUT looked at a Draper LED lantern in SeaTeach's shop the other day. That's got about 17 LEDs that shine up from the base onto a conical reflector and it runs on a set of C cells. . They said it had been siting on the counter for customers to play with for over a year and still had the original batteries in it.
It could be an answer. Otherwise I reckon its the Triton LED light on the main battery.
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Chrusty1
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I'm really keen not to use my batteries for anything as my old Volvo sometimes takes a bit of starting in the morning and I want all the oomph I can possibly muster...
So I've bought a lovely Vapalux M320 as a light/cabin heater/anchor light. It's fantastic, but has a major flaw when being used as an anchor light - you have to wake up every couple of hours and pump it up again!
I was wondering about the possibility of getting a hurricane lamp and using one of those instead. I've seen that some of the online chandlers sell brass ones for about £30 - and www.hurricanelamps.co.uk sells some "Elite" ones which look very nice. But are they going to be bright enough. After all, they're just glorified candles really.
Thanks!
Why not get a proper oil fired copper anchor light, complete with dioptic lense?......will burn for eight hours or more, and can be seen at about 3-5 miles, depending on the size of the wick.
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TonyS
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Reged: 23/02/2003
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Loc: Southampton, UK
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IMHO the best solution for anchoring is a LED camping lantern tied between the foresail sheets. Mine is very bright, visible through 360 degrees, waterproof and works for 2 nights off 3 rechargeable AA batteries. Cost £8.
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VicS
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Loc: Home: Kent. Boat: Chichester
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Cost £8.
but from where?
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donncha
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Reged: 09/11/2007
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Why not get a proper oil fired copper anchor light, complete with dioptic lense?......will burn for eight hours or more, and can be seen at about 3-5 miles, depending on the size of the wick.
As said above, I may be pointing out the obvious here but these seem to be your best bet and they are on the origional site:
http://www.hurricanelamps.co.uk/pressure_lamps.htm
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FullCircle
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Reged: 19/11/2003
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Loc: 30000ft
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Pressure ones wont last the night, and cheap ones either leak or blow out.
The favoured brand for me is the Feuer Hand, used by German military.
if you can get a British Army one they work well too.
Use good quality lamp oil (kero) too.
Mine lasts all night on one filling, and hasnt gone out except when I used cheap oil in it.
Note that oil is hygroscopic and soaks up water, so old stuff sputters and doesnt burn well, and uses up the wick.
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Seagreen
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Ditto that. Proper anchor lights can be bought new from Den Haan Rotterdam, of via Classic Marine or Daveys. You can also get really good ones off ebay. The full dioptric lens is worth having, but it also pays to have a small lamp glass on the wick - this aids burning and you get a brighter flame with less sooting. Try and avoid the repro ones- they look good on the outside but have poor tank and wick arrangements. If you really want a good one they cost about £100+ so try ebay first.
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