Re: [Cal_Boats] GOBR/Annapolis (Mark R)

Rog, No, unfortunately I am not involved with the GOBR...I'll bet it's fun, too. You are right about Bob and his crew, they are a hoot. I only do about 4 shows a year, so I have not gotten too bored with them yet. I could see how it would be for those who do a lot of them, though. I would be very interested in your new lighting product for a couple of reasons. We are one of the few marine lighting dealers in the Northeast, and as far as I am aware, the only one with a lighting showroom with working lights mounted as they would typically be on a boat. We are also doing a lot with refit yards and private owners in terms of custom panels and lighting, especially with LED and CCF lighting as of late. I'll be showing mostly our custom panels at Annapolis, since Imtra, who we are a dealer for, is in the next booth. Wish you had a chance to come up here for a quick visit and see the operation while you are in New England. If you think of it sometime, check out our revamped web site (_www.wewireboats.com_ (http://www.wewireboats.com) ) as it has a number of new panel photos up. I am still loading stuff into it, and one or two links are not up, but you can get to the photo gallery from the home page. Are you still planning to do a distributed DC system on the 30? I have not talked to Nigel for a while, but I hope to see him at the show, since he lives down there now. I am curious how that system is working in his new boat. He sold the Malo that we did panels for almost as soon as he got it and had another built with distributed power. I look forward to meeting you in person! Best-Mark Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma

Hi, Mark - I will definitely consider your being a dealer. The challenge for dealers is that this stuff is inexpensive and most dealers don't want to mess with it. It is mass-market stuff. You will however get a real kick out of what it does. I am currently working with West Marine and Camping World who are excellent channels for this kind of product. Once we have these two and our websites sales up, we'll go into the home-improvement and TV and Internet direct sales markets. I have a patent application in on it so that it makes it tougher for competitors to enter the market with a similar product. It was just a matter of keeping it simple - something that most lighting manufacturers don't want to do, since they rely heavily on design, not on practicality. You're going to laugh when you see it. I will be in New England on and off for a while and will try to get up your way. Typically, my luck takes me to very cold places in the depth of winter. Anyway, will definitely stop by to visit with you while in Annapolis, though I have to spend a lot of time drinking and eating seafood. Nevada is not the seafood capital of the West. Later! \Rog Cal 29+ #1 Swiss Navy Cal 2-30 #77 St. Lori's Comet _____ From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ya… [at] aol.com Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:42 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] GOBR/Annapolis (Mark R) Rog, No, unfortunately I am not involved with the GOBR...I'll bet it's fun, too. You are right about Bob and his crew, they are a hoot. I only do about 4 shows a year, so I have not gotten too bored with them yet. I could see how it would be for those who do a lot of them, though. I would be very interested in your new lighting product for a couple of reasons. We are one of the few marine lighting dealers in the Northeast, and as far as I am aware, the only one with a lighting showroom with working lights mounted as they would typically be on a boat. We are also doing a lot with refit yards and private owners in terms of custom panels and lighting, especially with LED and CCF lighting as of late. I'll be showing mostly our custom panels at Annapolis, since Imtra, who we are a dealer for, is in the next booth. Wish you had a chance to come up here for a quick visit and see the operation while you are in New England. If you think of it sometime, check out our revamped web site (www.wewireboats. <http://www.wewireboats.com> com) as it has a number of new panel photos up. I am still loading stuff into it, and one or two links are not up, but you can get to the photo gallery from the home page. Are you still planning to do a distributed DC system on the 30? I have not talked to Nigel for a while, but I hope to see him at the show, since he lives down there now. I am curious how that system is working in his new boat. He sold the Malo that we did panels for almost as soon as he got it and had another built with distributed power. I look forward to meeting you in person! Best-Mark Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma

ya… [at] aol.com wrote: > > We are one of the few marine lighting dealers in the Northeast, and > as far as I am aware, the only one with a lighting showroom with > working lights mounted as they would typically be on a boat. We are > also doing a lot with refit yards and private owners in terms of > custom panels and lighting, especially with LED and CCF lighting as of > late. > > > . In the latest _Practical Sailor_, there's a "thank you" from a grateful customer to Alpenglow. The customer wrote about how they liked the Alpenglow cabin light for the quality of its light. What is it about their light that distinguishes it? Chris Campbell

Chris- I have to confess, I don't know...I keep meaning to get a couple of samples of the Alpenglow, and just have not done so. I will get on the phone today and order a couple. I'll let you know when I have them and what my impression is. Best-Mark Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma

Chris, sample headed this way. I had a conversation with the owner of the company. They are fluorescent lights (with optional red LED night lighting) with a high efficiency DC ballast. I'll compare them to other fluorescent and especially the TaylorBrite CCF (Cold Cathode Fluorescent) and see how they look and what the current draw differences are. Best-Mark Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma

aren't they made in Montana? Almost a 1000 miles from the nearest ocean? >From: ya… [at] aol.com >Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] GOBR/Annapolis (Mark R) >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:58:15 EDT > >Chris, sample headed this way. I had a conversation with the owner of the >company. They are fluorescent lights (with optional red LED night lighting) >with > a high efficiency DC ballast. > >I'll compare them to other fluorescent and especially the TaylorBrite CCF >(Cold Cathode Fluorescent) and see how they look and what the current draw >differences are. > >Best-Mark > >Mark and Terry Rogers > >Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels > >"Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 >Newburyport, Ma >

Yes, They started making them early on for homes powered by alternative energy systems, then tried them on their sailboat...and the rest, as they say, is history. Best-Mark Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma

I live not far from where they are made, in Montana distance. About 70 miles. Reggie >From: ya… [at] aol.com >Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] GOBR/Annapolis (Mark R) >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:47:04 EDT > >Yes, > >They started making them early on for homes powered by alternative energy >systems, then tried them on their sailboat...and the rest, as they say, is >history. > >Best-Mark > >Mark and Terry Rogers > >Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels > >"Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 >Newburyport, Ma >

Never been to Montana, although as a teenager it was one of those parts of the country I thought I might like to live in after school...I think because I worked on the farm across the road from us and spent a lot of time horseback riding. Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma

ya… [at] aol.com wrote: > > Chris, sample headed this way. I had a conversation with the owner of > the company. They are fluorescent lights (with optional red LED night > lighting) with a high efficiency DC ballast. > > I'll compare them to other fluorescent and especially the TaylorBrite > CCF (Cold Cathode Fluorescent) and see how they look and what the > current draw differences are. > > That will be interesting. I recall that Practical Sailor had a brief comment (very favorable) about the Alpenglow lights quite a few years ago and then i had not heard much. The person who wrote to PS recently had suffered a burned-out ballast. Chris Campbell

Chris, It happens...we run our displays here with a Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger across an 8D battery. With all the lights on the current draw can be close to 80 amps. Normally we pull around 40, but if we either run more than the 50 amps the charger can provide, or if the AC power goes out for a bit, the battery takes over and at that current level voltage will begin to drop after a while, and I think that's when the ballasts overheat. They are generally pretty robust, but once in a while (maybe one or two a year) we loose one. Of course we beat the hell out of them in the truck going to shows, which does not generally happen in normal usage! Best-Mark Mark and Terry Rogers Mobile Marine Electrical Services/MMES Custom Panels "Seirenia", 1966 Cal 36 hull #22 Newburyport, Ma