Robin2
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Reged: 20/12/2001
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Loc: Malahide, Ireland
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This question has been prompted by the recent long thread on the subject of using, or not using, strobes on boats.
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Saltyjohn
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Reged: 06/09/2004
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Loc: UK
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Aqua Signal makes a masthead one: Series 40 Strobe Light, 40827-1.
ACR makes personal strobes of various types.
We offer the Glo Torch Marine if you want a hand held strobe.
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capnsensible
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Reged: 15/03/2007
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Loc: Atlantic
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You might find them at some tacky, gadget shop. 
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cliff
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Reged: 15/04/2004
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Loc: various
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Any decent intruder alarm supplier, Maplin. I like the alarms type - weather proof and cheap - one can afford to put on on the mast head and one on each of the spreaders. Great effect when they are flashing out of phase with each other.
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Robin2
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Reged: 20/12/2001
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Loc: Malahide, Ireland
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Thanks, I never noticed them in Maplin's catalogue.
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capnsensible
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Loc: Atlantic
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With the shoddy watchkeeping thats alledged on merchant ships, none of them will notice it either!! 
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Robin
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Reged: 30/05/2001
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Loc: Poole UK
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There is a radio mast off the North Brittany coast which has 3 strobes spead from top to bottom. Occasionally if the visibility is exceptionally clear these lights can be seen from many miles out to sea and until we discovered what they were they were really confusing. We were seeing them first from over 20mls and they gave the appearance of one very long vertical white light or lit object and had me searching the lights books for what we were seeing! Even with binoculars all we could see was this vertical white light, was it on an oil rig or something under tow, or fishing boats, navy or what and we couldn't tell if it was 1ml or 30mls away except that nothing showed in radar range! As we closed the coast we could eventually see three separate lights flashing from top to bottom and giving the appearance of one single long light, a bit like a fairground illumination. Under normal visibility this mast's lights would not have been seen until it was obvious what it was and it was the exceptional visibility that made it really confusing but it does show that guessing a range of a strobe is nigh on impossible.
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