"Tim" wrote in message
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On Mar 20, 11:04 pm, wrote:
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.

Your existing lights are perfectly legal. Most ships have their nav
lights mounted on the superstructure.

I would imagine so, but to me it doesn't make sense to only be able to
judge half the boats length by having a 23' boat look like it's only
12.

The boat's length has nothing to do with it. It's a matter of knowing the
orientation of the boat, it's rough heading, and what you need to do (or not
do) to avoid a collision. Your nav lights are perfectly suited for that
purpose.

--Mike