What lights do I need?

[Adam F]

As per the title really.

 

7m boat. What navigation lights do we need?

 

Port / Sboard, all round white, stern etc....

 

Thanks

[Tomo]

Hi Adam, for your guidance I have attached a link which should be self explanitory

 

 

 

Navigation light requirement Webpage

 

In Addition it would be adviseable to include a white achor light if you intend to do much night fishing.

Tomo

Edited April 13, 2008 by Tomo

[duncan]

the normal layout for you (and me) is port and starboard wired as 'nav lights' and an allround white wired as 'anchor light'. When steaming you switch them both on and when at anchor the nav lights are off.

 

yachts tend to use a running light and stern light combination rather than the all round white because the mast gets in the way. If you put it at the top of the mast for motoring it 'blots out' the p/s lights.

 

for positions of the p/s units take a good look at production models of your boat as they will have factored in reflections / stanchions / rails etc (well they should have done!)

[Adam F]

Thanks guys.

 

Seen a few pictures with the AF fitted with a white stern light, but I see the MCA legislate this only over 12m and under 20m.

 

So basically the same as I had on OotB.

 

I'll get shopping!

[toerag]

Adam, before you go shopping do more research - If you think you may eventually get a fishing license or use it for charter (COP) then you may have more stringent regs to deal with in terms of positioning eg. height above sea level. Over here the fishing vessel regs have just become more stringent for an under 7 or 8m vessel.

IMO you are always best to fit a boat out 'to COP requirements' or at least make it easy to do in the future. As lights invariably involve holes in the cabin it's worth only doing it once!

[Coddy]

Adam

 

Might be worth looking at the new LED lights (bulbs).

 

Seems they give off better light distribution and less current draw.

 

Just a thought

 

Coddy

Edited April 21, 2008 by Coddy