Building a fishing boat.

[Drivewayboater2]

Looks like you’ve done some great work!
For night fishing I assume you will also be adding navigation lights and an anchor light.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Nav lights and all around lights are mandatory

 

[metalchewy]

Looks like you’ve done some great work!
For night fishing I assume you will also be adding navigation lights and an anchor light.

Have Navigation lights installed at the front inside the top weatherstripping rail. And a removable, extendable anchor light installed.


Inside lights installed as well when we need.

Nav lights and all around lights are mandatory

Agreed.

The original setup when we started only had Nav lights on the hood and anchor light.

To navigate the parts of mohave where we've caught the big fish, we are in between cliffs at most 150 yards wide. Over 100 feet deep at 10 feet from the side..

The handheld spot works ok, but having the headlight will help us get back upriver to the ramps, or back to camp easier. Canoes and kayaks are out after dark, at times, as well.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Headlights are not legal

 

[redneck joe]

if it is a moveable fixed spotlight where does that fall?


Side note, i am nota fan of either. I like darkness to see.

 

[MikeSchinlaub]

Headlights are not legal

I see boats fairly often with factory headlights. That Allison had them.

 

[alldodge]

Docking lights are legal but only used while docking. If you caught using docking or flood/spot light running you can get a ticket

 

[metalchewy]

From the canoe, I've seen numerous boats in that area with headlights and spot lights when out at night. Also seen numerous canoes and kayaks with no lights at all (also illegal)

If illegal, we won't run them when moving.

 

[alldodge]

Many don't know it's illegal and there are others that don't care. In most cases it would be rare to get a ticket at night, LEO want there evenings off as well.

River barges use them all the time and they don't get pulled over

 

[redneck joe]

River barges use them all the time and they don't get pulled over

hence my question about the spot v movable lamp.

every barge ive seen have the light moving constantly - is that a headlight or an allowed spot.

 

[Scott Danforth]

I see boats fairly often with factory headlights. That Allison had them.

Still not legal other than docking

 

[Scott Danforth]

And all the LED rope lighting that the Russian disco barge owners install as well as underwater lights are also illegal

An all-around light and the port and starboard red/ green lights are it while underway

When anchored, the anchor light

 

[Scott Danforth]

if it is a moveable fixed spotlight where does that fall?


Side note, i am nota fan of either. I like darkness to see.

Not legal underway

 

[redneck joe]

so all the barges are in violation?

 

[Scott Danforth]

so all the barges are in violation?

Yes