My Marquis has the little Vav. lights on the sides located almost
midships, and nothing on the bow. I really think that's an odd
arrangement but so be it, and I would think that they should actually
be located on the bow so the length of the boat can be juddged at
night.

a couple questions. would it be better to remove them and go with a
bow Nav light? or is it legal to run both green/red on bow and sides
at the same time?

I'm opting for putting a Nav. llight on the bow myself.

"Tim" wrote in message
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My Marquis has the little Vav. lights on the sides located almost
midships, and nothing on the bow. I really think that's an odd
arrangement but so be it, and I would think that they should actually
be located on the bow so the length of the boat can be juddged at
night.

a couple questions. would it be better to remove them and go with a
bow Nav light? or is it legal to run both green/red on bow and sides
at the same time?

I'm opting for putting a Nav. llight on the bow myself.


No expert here, but I'm betting that you can only have one set that's
operating at a time. You could check the rules and/or get in touch with the
Coast Guard.

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm

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On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:34:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My Marquis has the little Vav. lights on the sides located almost
midships, and nothing on the bow. I really think that's an odd
arrangement but so be it, and I would think that they should actually
be located on the bow so the length of the boat can be juddged at
night.

a couple questions. would it be better to remove them and go with a
bow Nav light? or is it legal to run both green/red on bow and sides
at the same time?

I'm opting for putting a Nav. llight on the bow myself.

Actually having them on the sides gives other boats a better picture
of what they are dealing with as long as your projected angles of
visibility are more or less correct. I'd leave them alone.

The best nav light of all is a tri color located as high up as you can
get it, easy for sailboats, much more difficult for power boats. It
is very important to be seen. Height and brightness are your friends
in that respect.

The nav rules read that the red & green lights are to be visible from
"dead ahead to 2 points abaft the port and starboard beam" . So your
lights quailfy and are legal. You didn't mention a white light, but
that is to be visible in a 32 point arc. Yours is probably over the
windshield or at the stern.

Happy boating, Norm (boy, do I miss it)

On Mar 21, 9:39*am, (N.L. Eckert) wrote:
The nav rules read that the red & green lights are to be visible from
"dead ahead to *2 points abaft the port and starboard beam" . *So your
lights quailfy and are legal. *You didn't mention a white light, but
that is to be visible *in a *32 point arc. Yours is probably over the
windshield or at the stern.

Happy boating, *Norm *(boy, do I miss it)

Thanks for all the great advice. I suppose I was concerned abotu using
Nav. lights on the bow instead of the sides, is because that's what
I'm used to seeing.

My 27' Chris Craft had a bow light, and this is the first boat I've
owned that they were on the sides.

the light on the aft is not suspended like what you would think on a
pole, but is in the middle of the stern. It kind of reminds you of a
back up light if anything else.

On Mar 21, 10:45*am, Tim wrote:


the light on the aft is not suspended like what you would think on a
pole, but is in the middle of the stern. It kind of reminds you of a
back up light if anything else.

http://bestvaluexpress.com/images/uploads/33077.gif

the light on the aft is not suspended like what you would think on a
pole, but is in the middle of the stern. It kind of reminds you of a
back up light if anything else.


Based on that nugget of information, it would appear that your boat is lit
under international rules versus inland rules. That means there is a
companion to the stern light you describe. There should be a forward-facing
white light on a pole that plugs into a socket of some sort, probably
located on your upper windshield frame. It could also be a light on a pole
that is permanently attached, but can be folded down. This forward facing
white light, combined with the stern light on the transom combine to satisfy
the 32 points of required coverage. Suggest you focus your efforts on
finding that other white light (unless you have it and just failed to
mention it) rather than the worrying about the red and green lights, which
are just fine where they are.

On Mar 21, 7:45*pm, "RG" wrote:
the light on the aft is not suspended like what you would think on a
pole, but is in the middle of the stern. It kind of reminds you of a
back up light if anything else.

Based on that nugget of information, it would appear that your boat is lit
under international rules versus inland rules. *That means there is a
companion to the stern light you describe. *There should be a forward-facing
white light on a pole that plugs into a socket of some sort, probably
located on your upper windshield frame. *It could also be a light on a pole
that is permanently attached, but can be folded down. *This forward facing
white light, combined with the stern light on the transom combine to satisfy
the 32 points of required coverage. *Suggest you focus your efforts on
finding that other white light (unless you have it and just failed to
mention it) rather than the worrying about the red and green lights, which
are just fine where they are.

Thanks! I think I remember an un-used socket of some sort up around
the windshield area.

This boat was origionally used on Lake Erie and the people fished a
lot.

Could it turely be this boat was set for int'l specs? Odd for a 23
ft. boat, though.

Could it turely be this boat was set for int'l specs? Odd for a 23
ft. boat, though.

It's not odd at all. That's about the size of boat where international
lighting starts to become very common. It has nothing to do with where the
boat was manufactured or where it is used. Domestic manufacturers will use
the international lighting scheme on boats that size and above simply
because it is the proper choice for larger vessels. It's also the reason
your port and starboard lights are mounted where they are and not as a small
combo light on the bow. You really need to buy a copy of Chapman's and
study it. Seriously.

On Mar 21, 8:39*am, (N.L. Eckert) wrote:
The nav rules read that the red & green lights are to be visible from
"dead ahead to *2 points abaft the port and starboard beam" . *So your
lights quailfy and are legal. *You didn't mention a white light, but
that is to be visible *in a *32 point arc. Yours is probably over the
windshield or at the stern.

Happy boating, *Norm *(boy, do I miss it)

Thanks Norm. I would suppose my set up would be described like this w/
exception of the 'radar tower' light

http://www.safeboating.org.au/images...ure%20shot.jpg