Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

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


Lloyd, lots of bassboat drivers obtain a fiting that allows them to
mount the white stern light right on top of their outboard motors. The
motor adds to the height, and the light can be unplugged and stowed when
not needed.




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17, 2002

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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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.

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"Lee @ TheBayGuide.com" wrote in message
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

Of course the water cops don't bother you. None of the law Enforcement
boats have proper Nav lights. ;^)

"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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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


On my 14' Lund yacht, the stern light is a removable 36" model. Unless I'm
standing, it's not obstructed. Besides, if I'm fishing at night, I make the
same assumption I make when I'm driving: Everyone else is either blind,
drunk, or clinically dead but the family hasn't gotten around to removing
the person from behind the wheel. I tend to choose out of the way spots for
night fishing, but even so, I have the canned air horn mounted where
everyone can reach it.

As far as getting in the way of fishing, it's a non-issue. Stand up and lead
the fish around the light post, or remove the light for a couple of minutes.
The biggest problem I have is with glare in the boat. I keep a couple of
ancient white tube socks in the boat to slip over the light. If boats are
headed my way, off comes the sock.

Check the NavRules http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule23.htm
.. Depending upon the length of your boat, all you may be required to have
is a white light.

Rule 23.c.2 (excerpt): a power-driven vessel of less than 7 meters in
length whose maximum speed does not exceed 7 knots may in lieu of the lights
prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule exhibit an all-round white light
and shall, if practicable, also exhibit sidelights.

Of course, more lights (within the Rules), safer you are...

LJD


"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'm faced with a similar dilemma on my 16 ft Carolina Skiff. The bow lights
are obscured by my trolling motor mount. I bought a clamp on red/green,
battery operated, ( I'm sure they have it in all-white, too ) at West
Marine.. I will clamp it on my boat hook, which sits upright in a fishing
rod holder when putt -putting back in from fishing after the sun goes down.
It is legal up to 7 mph, which is all I go when returning in the dark. RichG
--
RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners


"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

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:12:31 +0000, Annette & LJ Dumas wrote:

Check the NavRules http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navru...les/Rule23.htm
. Depending upon the length of your boat, all you may be required to have
is a white light.

Rule 23.c.2 (excerpt): a power-driven vessel of less than 7 meters in
length whose maximum speed does not exceed 7 knots may in lieu of the lights
prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule exhibit an all-round white light
and shall, if practicable, also exhibit sidelights.

Of course, more lights (within the Rules), safer you are...


....and, since I'm in Canada, THESE rules apply:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/acts-regulations...014/csa14.html

Specifically:

(d) (i) A power-driven vessel of less than 12 metres in length may in lieu of the
lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule exhibit an all-round white
light and sidelights.

(ii) A power-driven vessel of less than seven metres in length whose
maximum speed does not exceed seven knots may in lieu of the lights
prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule exhibit an all-round white light
and shall, if practicable, also exhibit sidelights.

(iii) SNIP

Power-driven Vessels Underway -
Canadian Modifications

(e) Rule 23(d)(ii) does not apply to a Canadian power-driven vessel in any
waters or to a non-Canadian power-driven vessel in the Canadian waters of
a roadstead, harbour, river, lake or inland waterway.

Lloyd Sumpter
"The Tin Boat" Mirrocraft 12

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:57:33 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:


Lloyd, lots of bassboat drivers obtain a fiting that allows them to
mount the white stern light right on top of their outboard motors. The
motor adds to the height, and the light can be unplugged and stowed when
not needed.

And where on the web did you find this information?