On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:54:07 -0400, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:

This means obviously that using a masthead tricolor with a steaming light
mounted somewhere lower on the mast is in violation.

Yes. You need to have another set of nav lights down near deck level
for motoring. I don't believe that any reasonable person would regard
running the engine out of gear for battery charging purposes as
motoring.