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I picked up my first boat recently, it’s just a 14’ jon boat and it’s going to have a 6.5hp longtail on it. Is anyone able to explain in simple terms what is required for navigation lights on a boat this size? Currently it has a red & green light mounted on the front
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At minimum you will need a white stren light.
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Google should help, but I believe a red/green bow and a taller all white stern light are required to be illuminated when running at night. Stern light only when anchored.
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Thanks for the replies. That was generally what I was seeing as well, red/green on the front and white on the stern, so I went ahead and bought the white light. Just couldn’t find much for boats under 7meters and wasn’t sure if maybe they had different regs.
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They may be less stringent, but the setup above is pretty much essential for safety regardless of size when running at night on any sort of open water.
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