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.