Running Lights

"I don't think I ever seen a nav light mounted in such a good position to night blind the operator. "

I have. Several times in fact. I believe that sometimes dealers order one version of a model that might have several variants. The boat dealer then swaps things around on the base model to provide different "model options" for the buyer. I believe that this type of error is in the "dealer prep category", where the boss tells a yard rat to "make sure that hull has lights", and the yard rat, never having been on a boat before, mounts it "where it seems to go". Similar things occur with outboard engine wiring...

It is, unfortunately, fairly common. At least, it is in my experience.
 
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Originally posted by Radioactive

"I don't think I ever seen a nav light mounted in such a good position to night blind the operator. "

It is, unfortunately, fairly common. At least, it is in my experience.

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Originally posted by Capt. Bill1

"I really don't understand the purpose of the regulation for over 39 ft requiring separate stern and masthead lights. "
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The purpose is to tell other boaters the approximate length of the boat. If a skipper knows the nav light regs, he will know the different config for smaller boats and larger boats, etc.

When at anchor, your anchor light must be visible 360* to a distance of 2NM. Some canvas configurations may prevent the light from meeting this requirement......
 
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Originally posted by Flutterby

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Originally posted by Capt. Bill1

"I really don't understand the purpose of the regulation for over 39 ft requiring separate stern and masthead lights. "
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The purpose is to tell other boaters the approximate length of the boat. If a skipper knows the nav light regs, he will know the different config for smaller boats and larger boats, etc.

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That was not posted by me. I was quoting. Note the "". :-)

And your reply is not 100% correct. Because as I recall, the rules state a vessel of less than 12 meters MAY display an all around white instead of a mast head and stern light. But they could just as well be outfitted with a mast head and stern light as boats over 12 up to 50 meters are. As for example, 32'GBs are.

Which means you can't always go by the light configuration in determining size of a smaller power vessel at night.
 
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