--- Natalie Wiest <wiestn_at_tamug.tamu.edu> wrote: > What I rigged for my sea > kayak, > using mostly pvc piping for support stands, was both fore and aft > lights for > my boat. For less than $20 at a local Academy (discount-type > sporting goods > store, in case they haven't made it to your area) I bought > battery-powered > lights made (I think) for small power craft. That included the "all > around" > white light that is required on smaller craft and should be above the > tallest part of your boat; and the red/green split light for the > bow. Apologies if this is has been covered. I am erraticly looking at messages unread for a week or so. Unless the rules have changed (my copy of Chapman is old), the "all around" white light is only legal on power boats. A "vessel propelled by oars" (or a sailboat) should only show a white light through stern arc, if it shows the red and green bow lights. I have no idea if the Coast Guard would actually cite you for this, but I plan to start doing more night boating soon, and will try to comply with the system. Of course, we also have the option of ONLY showing a white light, so we can confuse everybody. Not that it is too hard to confuse most pleasure-boaters, few of whom seem to have ANY knowledge of the rules! ===== Mike Wagenbach Seattle "Watch out, those monkeys bite!" Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 09 2001 - 16:20:59 PST
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