Row Boats and Lighting

dpg · 05-31-2016, 08:40 AM

Got a question and well I'm just to lazy to try to find the answer, everyone here knows EVERYTHING! Does a small aluminum row boat with a tiny outboard on it need any "lighting" after dark?? Wondering if there's a size limit or what the rules are about lighting. Thanks!!

Dave R · 05-31-2016, 08:54 AM

If it has a motor, it needs bow lights (red and green) and an all around white light

Slickcraft · 05-31-2016, 09:05 AM

See page 8:

https://www.boat-ed.com/abc/abc_spec...dfs/nh_law.pdf

fatlazyless · 06-02-2016, 08:08 AM

Believe that starting 30-minutes before sunset, a rowboat without a motor, is required to have a white light visible for 360-degrees.

So, if you use a rowboat or kayak or canoe that is rowed or paddled that doesn't have an electric or gasoline motor, something like a five dollar, battery powered lantern with a white light positioned appropriately is required......and common sense tells you that a 24' boat moving at 30-mph with a gps navigation screen in the dark will probably not see your small paddle or rowboat with the small white light. A personal injury situation that may likely become a 'hit & run.'

Dave R · 06-02-2016, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Believe that starting 30-minutes before sunset, a rowboat without a motor, is required to have a white light visible for 360-degrees.

It's actually sunset to sunrise. 30 minutes is for cars if memory serves.

Slickcraft · 06-02-2016, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

It's actually sunset to sunrise. 30 minutes is for cars if memory serves.

Correct, link to law in post #3

laketrout · 06-03-2016, 01:57 PM

To me its just common sense. Go to West Marine, Amazon etc or your local store and buy an Led light with a small pole and clamp its worth the $20 and might just let a power boater etc.. see you at night. I carry extra light poles on my power boat one is battery powered.

chipj29 · 06-02-2016, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Believe that starting 30-minutes before sunset, a rowboat without a motor, is required to have a white light visible for 360-degrees.

So, if you use a rowboat or kayak or canoe that is rowed or paddled that doesn't have an electric or gasoline motor, something like a five dollar, battery powered lantern with a white light positioned appropriately is required......and common sense tells you that a 24' boat moving at 30-mph with a gps navigation screen in the dark will probably not see your small paddle or rowboat with the small white light. A personal injury situation that may likely become a 'hit & run.'

Seriously? What makes it likely that it would be a hit and run?

thinkxingu · 06-02-2016, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by chipj29

Seriously? What makes it likely that it would be a hit and run?

I read it as the cruising boat might not realize it hit/swamped the rowboat and, thence, be called a "hit and run" (hence the quotes).

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05-31-2016, 08:40 AM	#1
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 157 Thanked 236 Times in 173 Posts	Row Boats and Lighting Got a question and well I'm just to lazy to try to find the answer, everyone here knows EVERYTHING! Does a small aluminum row boat with a tiny outboard on it need any "lighting" after dark?? Wondering if there's a size limit or what the rules are about lighting. Thanks!!

06-02-2016, 08:08 AM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,169 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	Believe that starting 30-minutes before sunset, a rowboat without a motor, is required to have a white light visible for 360-degrees. So, if you use a rowboat or kayak or canoe that is rowed or paddled that doesn't have an electric or gasoline motor, something like a five dollar, battery powered lantern with a white light positioned appropriately is required......and common sense tells you that a 24' boat moving at 30-mph with a gps navigation screen in the dark will probably not see your small paddle or rowboat with the small white light. A personal injury situation that may likely become a 'hit & run.' __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

05-31-2016, 08:54 AM	#2
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	If it has a motor, it needs bow lights (red and green) and an all around white light

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06-03-2016, 01:57 PM	#7
laketrout Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Bay/ Paugus bay Posts: 115 Thanks: 131 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts	To me its just common sense. Go to West Marine, Amazon etc or your local store and buy an Led light with a small pole and clamp its worth the $20 and might just let a power boater etc.. see you at night. I carry extra light poles on my power boat one is battery powered.

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