I'm removing the bow red/green nav light from the new boat and
am thinking of placing one single color nav light on each side of the
center console.

I can't seem to find the damned rule regarding nav lights. I believe
having the red/green lights on the side is perfectly legal, but I'm
looking for a "source." The USCG site seems to be down here.

Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Bueller?

"HK" wrote in message
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I'm removing the bow red/green nav light from the new boat and
am thinking of placing one single color nav light on each side of the
center console.

I can't seem to find the damned rule regarding nav lights. I believe
having the red/green lights on the side is perfectly legal, but I'm
looking for a "source." The USCG site seems to be down here.

Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Bueller?


http://www.boatus.com/onlinecourse/R...AVIGATION.html

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...3cfr118.75.pdf

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...

I'm removing the bow red/green nav light from the new boat and
am thinking of placing one single color nav light on each side of the
center console.

I can't seem to find the damned rule regarding nav lights. I believe
having the red/green lights on the side is perfectly legal, but I'm
looking for a "source." The USCG site seems to be down here.

Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Bueller?


http://www.boatus.com/onlinecourse/R...AVIGATION.html

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...3cfr118.75.pdf




Thanks:

"Sidelights - Colored lights - red on port and green on starboard -
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

"HK" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...

I'm removing the bow red/green nav light from the new boat and
am thinking of placing one single color nav light on each side of the
center console.

I can't seem to find the damned rule regarding nav lights. I believe
having the red/green lights on the side is perfectly legal, but I'm
looking for a "source." The USCG site seems to be down here.

Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Bueller?


http://www.boatus.com/onlinecourse/R...AVIGATION.html

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...3cfr118.75.pdf


Thanks:

"Sidelights - Colored lights - red on port and green on starboard -
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

Watch out for that half a degree of visibility.

On Wed, 08 Aug 07, HK wrote:
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

It may be technically legal but it's not necessarily safe. Passengers
like to stand next to the consol or even in front of it, effectively
blocking the light completely, or at least intermittently, making it
look like a blinking light.
Satisfying the law is one thing. But please locate them so we can see
you clearly when you're coming at us in the dark ;-)

Rick

Harry, I asked some questions aboutt he side nav. lights on my 23'
cuddie. They are mounted about midships, and I didn't like the idea
that they weren't at the bow, thus giving a deception that someone
actually would only see half of the boat. I opted to put a marker
light at the front of my boat so an observer would notice the total
length of the craft. plus seeing the craft aproaching, it seems to me
that it is more obvious with the red/green combination, rather than
having them split apart on a 7' beam.

Of course, you're on your own on this one, but I prefer the lights up
front and not on the sides.



wrote:
On Wed, 08 Aug 07, HK wrote:
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

It may be technically legal but it's not necessarily safe. Passengers
like to stand next to the consol or even in front of it, effectively
blocking the light completely, or at least intermittently, making it
look like a blinking light.
Satisfying the law is one thing. But please locate them so we can see
you clearly when you're coming at us in the dark ;-)

Rick

http://www.boatsafe.com/flash/reviewlights.html

Bookmarked, thanks

wrote:
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:20:30 -0000, Tim wrote:

I opted to put a marker
light at the front of my boat so an observer would notice the total
length of the craft.

Huh? what color? The placemenyt of lights and the color is very
important to determine direction of travel of vessels you see. Extra
lights can only confuse that issue.

Take the test at the end of this link to see what I mean
http://www.boatsafe.com/flash/reviewlights.html


Gene, when I said "marker" I should have said "navigation"

Standard red/green

http://www.wholesalemarine.com/pc/PK...Navigation+Lig...

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:13:05 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:59 -0400, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...

I'm removing the bow red/green nav light from the new boat and
am thinking of placing one single color nav light on each side of the
center console.

I can't seem to find the damned rule regarding nav lights. I believe
having the red/green lights on the side is perfectly legal, but I'm
looking for a "source." The USCG site seems to be down here.

Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Bueller?


http://www.boatus.com/onlinecourse/R...AVIGATION.html

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...3cfr118.75.pdf




Thanks:

"Sidelights - Colored lights - red on port and green on starboard -
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

Harry, I'd double think that, first..... For a center console or
walk around, I'd rather have the lights where they won't be occluded
by somebody standing in the "wrong" place....

Not a problem with Harry's boat.
--
John H

"John H." wrote in message
news
On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:13:05 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:11:59 -0400, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...

I'm removing the bow red/green nav light from the new boat and
am thinking of placing one single color nav light on each side of the
center console.

I can't seem to find the damned rule regarding nav lights. I believe
having the red/green lights on the side is perfectly legal, but I'm
looking for a "source." The USCG site seems to be down here.

Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Bueller?


http://www.boatus.com/onlinecourse/R...AVIGATION.html

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2...3cfr118.75.pdf




Thanks:

"Sidelights - Colored lights - red on port and green on starboard -
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

Harry, I'd double think that, first..... For a center console or
walk around, I'd rather have the lights where they won't be occluded
by somebody standing in the "wrong" place....

Not a problem with Harry's boat.
--
John H

Play nice.