Hello all,

I’m having trouble keeping my steaming light (AKA Masthead Light) attached to the mast. My light attaches to a bracket that is screwed to the mast. The bracket has a lever arm with a cam sort of thing that you pull from one side to the other to lock the light assy to the bracket. So far so good. Unfortunately, there is space remaining between the light assy and the mast, and the main halyard can apparently not resist getting on the wrong side of the light assy and slipping into the aforementioned space. In the past, this simply caused the light assy to slip from the bracket and I just needed to climb back up there and re-attach. Well, I knew this wouldn’t last, and sure enough, the light assy has sustained damage and needs to be replaced.

I’m hopeful that one or more of you have had good luck with a particular steaming light. I can’t seem to find one that appears like it might perform better than my current (broken) model. I like the lights that have flaps on either side to screw to the mast. This arrangement prevents the halyard from getting in behind the light assy. But sadly, all the lights I’ve found that are of this type are the sort that are dual purpose deck light and steaming light. I don’t need the deck light feature, as I have spreader lights. Anyway, if anyone has cracked the code on this one, I would appreciate your counsel.

David Tye
Blue Moon, #189