How high does a C-Quip Light Mast extend?

Up to 11 metres above the top of the housing, depending on configuration.

How much space is required below deck?

Housing tube length depends on the required light height, lighting configuration and number of telescopic stages, plus 270 mm of clear space beneath the housing. C-Quip confirms all installation dimensions project by project.

What is the difference between a two-stage and a three-stage mast?

The number of stages is selected according to the required light height and available housing depth. A three-stage configuration can achieve comparable reach with less housing depth than a two-stage configuration. C-Quip confirms the arrangement project by project.

Can the mast be integrated into a helideck?

The mast can retract into a flush housing suitable for helideck installations. The structural interface, operating procedure and vessel lighting arrangement are confirmed project by project.

What lighting and control options are available?

Lopolight or Aqua Signal masthead and anchor lights, with optional low-profile flood lights and Panama lights. Push-button hydraulic control is standard; an additional wheelhouse control panel and remote control are available as options.

C-Quip / Marine

Light Mast

Name: C-Quip Light Mast
Brand: C-Quip

Required light height, without a permanent mast above deck.

C-Quip's telescopic carbon fibre Light Mast provides operating height for navigation lights while retracting into a compact housing when the deck needs to remain clear. Each system is configured around the vessel's approved lighting plan, available space and operating requirements.

Superyacht at sea with a C-Quip telescopic light mast extended above the foredeck

Composite marine equipment / engineered to order

Overview

Required light height, without a permanent mast above deck.

C-Quip Light Masts provide the required lighting height without leaving a permanent structure above the deck. Developed primarily for large yachts, including vessels of 50 metres and above, each mast is configured around the vessel's dimensions, approved lighting arrangement and available installation depth.

Two- and three-stage unstayed carbon fibre tubes extend hydraulically under programmable logic control. When the relevant lighting is no longer required, the mast retracts into its housing to create a flush deck surface suitable for sundeck and helideck installations.

Flush and protruding mounting arrangements are available, together with a range of navigation, anchor, flood and Panama lighting options.

C-Quip telescopic carbon fibre light mast with navigation light head

Extended light height: Up to 11 m above the top of the housing
Housing diameter: 406 mm
Design wind condition: Up to Beaufort 12
Telescopic configurations: Two or three stages

•Unstayed telescopic design, with no stays, shrouds or standing rigging
•Push-button hydraulic deployment under PLC control
•Retracts flush to deck, including helideck installations
•Filament-wound carbon fibre tubes with 316 stainless steel components
•Corrosion-resistant marine construction
•Navigation, anchor, flood and Panama lighting options
•Lopolight or Aqua Signal navigation light options
•Flush or protruding mounting arrangements
•24V DC or 230V AC 50/60Hz power supply

Superyacht at anchor with a C-Quip light mast deployed beside the foredeck helipad — Deployed for navigation. Retracted flush when the helideck is required.

Why it works

Features

An unstayed telescopic structure in corrosion-resistant marine materials.

C-Quip light mast housing set into a teak foredeck

Unstayed by design.

The telescopic arrangement requires no stays, shrouds or standing rigging. This provides greater flexibility in positioning and leaves nothing standing above the deck when the mast is fully retracted.

Detail of the filament-wound carbon fibre tube of a C-Quip light mast with deck lighting

Carbon fibre and stainless construction.

The mast combines filament-wound carbon fibre tubes with 316 stainless steel components in a lightweight, unstayed structure suited to the marine environment.

Lighting and configuration

Lighting and configuration.

Each Light Mast is configured around the vessel's approved lighting arrangement, required light height, deck layout and available housing depth.

Navigation lighting: Lopolight or Aqua Signal masthead and anchor lights, with custom options available.
Low-profile flood lights: Optional flood lights can illuminate the deck beneath the mast.
Panama lights: Optional blue steering lights for vessels transiting the Panama Canal. Positioning is confirmed as part of the vessel-specific configuration.
Controls: Push-button hydraulic control is standard. An additional wheelhouse control panel and remote control are available as options.
Stages: Two- or three-stage configurations are selected according to the required light height and available housing depth.
Mounting: Optional flush or protruding mounting arrangements are available.
Finish: Optional clear-coated carbon fibre, or a painted finish matched to the vessel's colour scheme.

Close detail of the Lopolight navigation and flood light head on a C-Quip light mast at night

Optional remote control handset for a C-Quip light mast

C-Quip technician applying a painted finish to a carbon fibre component

Sizing

How configuration affects below-deck depth.

The required light height and selected mast configuration determine the length of housing needed below deck. In general, a three-stage mast can achieve comparable reach with less housing depth than a two-stage mast.

The final housing tube length is confirmed by C-Quip for the selected lighting configuration and vessel arrangement.

Line chart: light height above the top of the housing versus housing tube length required, comparing 2-stage Aqua Signal, 2-stage Lopolight and 3-stage Lopolight configurations — An additional 270 mm of clear space is required beneath the housing. Final housing dimensions are confirmed by C-Quip for the selected configuration and vessel arrangement.

Send us your deck arrangement and we will confirm the housing depth for your project.

Installation

Installation requirements.

The mast and housing are configured around the vessel's deck structure, available below-deck space, hydraulic system and electrical supply.

Polished stainless steel hydraulic and electrical connections beneath a C-Quip light mast housing — Hydraulic, electrical and control connections at the base of the housing.

Housing diameter: 406 mm
Below-deck depth: Project-specific housing tube length, plus 270 mm clear space beneath
Power supply: 24V DC or 230V AC 50/60Hz
Hydraulic interface: Confirmed project by project
Deck aperture and structural interface: Confirmed project by project

Send C-Quip the vessel arrangement, required light height and available installation space. The engineering team will confirm the appropriate configuration and housing depth.

Questions

Frequently asked.

A telescopic system provides the required operating height while allowing the mast to retract when the deck, sundeck or helideck needs to remain clear. The final arrangement is developed around the vessel's approved lighting plan.

Technical information

Specifications at a glance.

Compare construction, operating and installation details below. Light height and housing depth are related.

Construction

Mast: Filament-wound carbon fibre tubes with 316 stainless steel components
Mechanism: Hydraulic with a programmable logic controller
Configuration: Two or three telescopic stages
Finish: Clear-coated carbon fibre or painted to the vessel's colour scheme
Navigation lights: Lopolight or Aqua Signal masthead and anchor lights, with custom options available
Mounting options: Protruding above the housing tube or flush mounted
Power supply: 24V DC or 230V AC 50/60Hz

Telescopic C-Quip light mast with dimensional references A to D and Aqua Signal above-housing and flush-mount options — Light head assembly: masthead, anchor and flood light positions.

Dimensions

Specifications at a glance. dimensional comparison
Dimension	Ref	Specification
Extended light height	A	Up to 11 m above the top of the housing, depending on configuration
Panama light position	B	Can be positioned on the upper telescopic tube
Housing diameter	N/A	406 mm
Clear space beneath housing	N/A	270 mm
Design wind condition	N/A	Up to Beaufort 12

Configuration

Extended light height · A
Panama light position · B
Housing diameter · N/A
Clear space beneath housing · N/A
Design wind condition · N/A

Housing tube length depends on the required light height, lighting configuration and number of telescopic stages. C-Quip confirms all installation dimensions project by project.

Need the specification offline?

Download the C-Quip Light Mast fact sheet for technical reference or to share with your project team.

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Specify a light mast for your vessel.

Tell us about the vessel, the light height you need to reach and the deck arrangement available. The C-Quip team will help determine the number of stages, the housing depth required, the lighting configuration and the mounting arrangement.

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