On the stern of my yacht, I have a running light on the end of a SS tube.
The glass is gone. On the base for the glass, R and G are embossed, meaning
to me that one should orient the glass in a red/green way. The front
running light is red and green. Is it the same for the stern? I can't find
one of the glasses to save my life, and may just have to replace the whole
damn thing. Or, is the rear light clear?

Steve

SteveB wrote:
On the stern of my yacht, I have a running light on the end of a SS tube.
The glass is gone. On the base for the glass, R and G are embossed, meaning
to me that one should orient the glass in a red/green way. The front
running light is red and green. Is it the same for the stern? I can't find
one of the glasses to save my life, and may just have to replace the whole
damn thing. Or, is the rear light clear?

Steve



The stern light is clear...white, actually.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

And, visible for 180 degrees.

On Aug 27, 9:50*pm, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

And, visible for 180 degrees.

135 degrees....

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:56:58 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

On Aug 27, 9:50*pm, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

And, visible for 180 degrees.

135 degrees....

Er...on boats less than 12 meters (39.37 feet), a stern light is clear
showing 180 degrees.

Pages 48/49 Navigation Rules.

On Aug 27, 10:10*pm, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:56:58 -0700 (PDT), wf3h
wrote:

On Aug 27, 9:50*pm, Jim wrote:
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

And, visible for 180 degrees.

135 degrees....

Er...on boats less than 12 meters (39.37 feet), a stern light is clear
showing 180 degrees.

Pages 48/49 Navigation Rules.

try page 41. a sternlight is defined as one that displays over an arc
of 135 degrees. on some vessels, an all around light may be used.
there's nothing about a light displaying 180 degrees.

"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

Then the one I have ( a tube about 18" long with terminals at one end and a
bulb at the other ) may possibly at one time been a bow light because of the
R and G embossed letters. This is gonna make it a lot easier to find a glass
globe. I have been running it with just an exposed bulb.

Steve

On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:18:03 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:


"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
message ...
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:38 -0600, "SteveB"
wrote:

rear light clear

Then the one I have ( a tube about 18" long with terminals at one end and a
bulb at the other ) may possibly at one time been a bow light because of the
R and G embossed letters. This is gonna make it a lot easier to find a glass
globe. I have been running it with just an exposed bulb.

Perhaps so, but it could also be just a fixture that was handy to put
a light onto.

For boats under 12 meters, the rules are a little looser. Put
plainly, you can run with a all-round light at the stern of the vessel
only, but if you use red/green side lights, it's mandatory or you can
use the stern light which is 135 degrees.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule23.htm

On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:01:24 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

you can
use the stern light which is 135 degrees.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule23.htm

One point worth noting is that if you use the 135 degree stern light,
then you must have the forward facing mast head light.