Red over white fishing lights

[bluefin650]

Does any one know if there is supposed to be a minimum distance between the lights? Also Has any one found a 360 degree red anchor light that is LED?

Rule 26

 

[steveinak]

one thing i know is if you have them to close they turn into one orange looking light, i had them spread out about 4' on my bowpicker here in Alaska. Scotty used to make a nice bullet shaped light with a red screw on lens that just about every gillnetter used for their fish lights, they made the same light with a clear lens also. I'll post a picture if i can find one of my spares.

 

[steveinak]

found a scotty red mast light

found one of my spares, simple light that mounts on a 3/4" pipe thread fitting. the bulb could easily be replaced by a led.

 

[Overkill]

CG inspector said he liked to see them a meter apart but passed a buddy's that was only about 18 inches. You can turn any white light red by spray painting the inside of the dome with Krylon Fusion spray paint if it is plastic. I did mine like this about six years ago and it still looks good.

 

[greg]

Regs are one meter apart and 2 meters above hull, and 2 meters above the sidelights, for boats under 20 meters....

Could they make this any more confusing?

I'm surprised nobody sells stacking lights for pole mount. I haven't seen even the single all around red nav lights in led though.

Most of them are 24v, or 120/220v. It's kind of a commercial item.

Here is the specific rule:

2. Vertical positioning and spacing of lights​

1. On a power-driven vessel of 20 meters or more in length the masthead lights shall be placed as follows:
   1. the forward masthead light, or if only one masthead light is carried, then that light, at a height above the hull of not less than 6 meters, and, if the breadth of the vessel exceeds 6 meters, then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, so however that the light need not be placed at a greater height above the hull than 12 meters;
   2. when two masthead lights are carried the after one shall be at least 4.5 meters vertically higher than the forward one.
2. The vertical separation of masthead lights of power-driven vessels shall be such that in all normal conditions of trim the after light will be seen over and separate from the forward light at a distance of 1000 meters from the stem when viewed from sea level.
3. The masthead light of a power-driven vessel of 12 meters but less than 20 meters in length shall be placed at a height above the gunwale of not less than 2.5 meters.
4. A power-driven vessel of less than 12 meters in length may carry the uppermost light at a height of less than 2.5 meters above the gunwale. When, however, a masthead light is carried in addition to sidelights and a sternlight or the all-round light prescribed in rule 23(d)(i) is carried in addition to sidelights, then such masthead light or allround light shall be carried at least 1 meter higher than the sidelights.
5. One of the two or three masthead lights prescribed for a powerdriven vessel when engaged in towing or pushing another vessel shall be placed in the same position as either the forward masthead light or the after masthead light; provided that, if carried on the aftermast, the lowest after masthead light shall be at least 4.5 meters vertically higher than the forward masthead light.
6. 1. The masthead light or lights prescribed in Rule 23(a) shall be so placed as to be above and clear of all other lights and obstructions except as described in subparagraph (ii).
   2. When it is impracticable to carry the all-round lights prescribed by Rule 27(b)(i) or Rule 28 below the masthead lights, they may be carried above the after masthead light(s) or vertically in between the forward masthead light(s) and after masthead light(s), provided that in the latter case the requirement of Section 3(c) of this Annex shall be complied with.
7. The sidelights of a power-driven vessel shall be placed at a height above the hull not greater than three quarters of that of the forward masthead light. They shall not be so low as to be interfered with by deck lights.
8. The sidelights, if in a combined lantern and carried on a powerdriven vessel of less than 20 meters in length, shall be placed not less than 1 meter below the masthead light.
9. When the Rules prescribe two or three lights to be carried in a vertical line, they shall be spaced as follows:
   1. on a vessel of 20 meters in length or more such lights shall be spaced not less than 2 meters apart, and the lowest of these lights shall, except where a towing light is required, be placed at a height of not less than 4 meters above the hull;
   2. on a vessel of less than 20 meters in length such lights shall be spaced not less than 1 meter apart and the lowest of these lights shall, except where a towing light is required, be placed at a height of not less than 2 meters above the gunwale;
   3. when three lights are carried they shall be equally spaced.
10. The lower of the two all-round lights prescribed for a vessel when engaged in fishing shall be at a height above the sidelights not less than twice the distance between the two vertical lights.
11. The forward anchor light prescribed in Rule 30(a)(i), when two are carried, shall not be less than 4.5 meters above the after one. On a vessel of 50 meters or more in length this forward anchor light shall be placed at a height of not less than 6 meters above the hull

 

[googinhater]

If your not tending fix gear you dont need them if your trolling or fishing rods you should not be flying red over white on ancor you should not be flying red over white

 

[Roy-c]

Roses marine in Gloucester has the red and the white 360 degree lights in led.

 

[twister]

they might be needed if fishing the greenstick at night. cant get a solid answer on that so far

 

[googinhater]

they might be needed if fishing the greenstick at night. cant get a solid answer on that so far

So as for towing a greenstick if you needed a mast light it would be green. And in the eyes of the uscg a greenstick falls under the same class as a rod you are in no way constraind by you ablity to monuver there for no mast light needed if you cg inspecter gives you hell tell him you will just cut it in a life or death.

 

[captkid12]

Hella led running lights best I have seen

 

[PinWheel]

But it looks so coool to have the red over white!!! With how bright these Durabrite's are don't even think my anchor light is visible.. But I am! Tankers are scary/\.