"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
news
I have an aluminum skiff ("cartopper") that I want to run at night, so I
need to put some nav lights on it. the front is no problem: deck-mount
red/green on the little "deck" at the bow. But the stern light...

It's supposed to be white, visible 360 degrees. But that would mean a VERY
tall pole, that would get in the way were I ever to catch a fish! So what
do you guys do on inflatables, Whalers, etc. with nav lights? Removable
pole? Fold-down? Short one and live with the visibility problems?

Lloyd Sumpter
"The Tin Boat" Mirrocraft 12


I have a WaterTender 9.4, a 9' 4" plastic boat. I used a suction cup
mounted battery operated nav light and used 5200 to secure it to the bow.
For the stern I bought the clamp/bracket mounted battery operated stern
light and attached the bracket to the back of my motor cover, I didn't use
the clamp part. The pole the light mounts to is 18" tall and it got in the
way. So I cut the pole so the bottom of the light was the same height as
the motor cover. Local water cops have never bothered me.

- - - - -
Lee Yeaton
www.thebayguide.com

the boats of rec.boats
www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats

rec.boats merchandise
www.cafeshops.com/recdotboats