Navigation Lights!

jazzman · 09-02-2018, 10:19 AM

Over July 4th, I was very confused by a large Formula bowrider. They have their nav lights on the side of their radar arch and the all around light on top of the arch forward of the nav lights. This makes it very hard to gauge the distance of the boat and cause some brain confusion about boat direction. I looked it up and it's legal for a boat over 28 feet to have their nav lights on the side of the cabin rather than on the bow. I'm sure there is a good reason for this that I don't get.

09-02-2018, 10:19 AM	#5
jazzman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Mont Vernon NH & Big Barndoor Island Posts: 327 Thanks: 4 Thanked 185 Times in 63 Posts	Over July 4th, I was very confused by a large Formula bowrider. They have their nav lights on the side of their radar arch and the all around light on top of the arch forward of the nav lights. This makes it very hard to gauge the distance of the boat and cause some brain confusion about boat direction. I looked it up and it's legal for a boat over 28 feet to have their nav lights on the side of the cabin rather than on the bow. I'm sure there is a good reason for this that I don't get.