Nav lights, no white forward

[simonfraser]

Just took my mobo out at night, forward White is giving major glare from behind when I stand up and put my head out of the pilot hatch

Have removed just that bulb

So now showing red green and aft white

What are your thoughts ?

 

[Jamie Dundee]

A forward white in conjunction with a stern white would indicate a powered vessel in excess of 50 meters. How big is your boat?

 

[Hurricane]

http://completeguide.rnli.org/navigation-lights.html

 

[XDC]

A forward white in conjunction with a stern white would indicate a powered vessel in excess of 50 meters. How big is your boat?

No it wouldn't.

 

[tillergirl]

You are sailing. Welcome joining the other side!

 

[Mr Googler]

Move the white higher

Move the white to the front of the cabin roof so your looking at the back of it

Make up a plate that extends under the light to limit spill downwards (no idea if that’s going to help with your setup.

Don’t poke your head out

 

[RIN]

Try with your anchor light and red&greens instead and see if that is better.

 

[simonfraser]

Putting the white on a pole would be the best option to me
Anchor light is about 5cm higher up, same issue !

Can see better at night with my head out of the pilot hatch

 

[Mr Googler]

As you’re under 12m you can get away with an all round white (anchor) as your steaming light so do away with the front facing white and get a new longer pole to get you anchor light higher.

Just remember to turn on anchor and nav lights when running.

The OEM set up on mine is 2 separate whites (facing forward and back) on the same pole next to each other so it’s acting the same as an anchor light anyway. Don’t want to ruin the lines with a nasty stern light on the back!

 

[Alanij]

As others have said, if you're under 12m the normal configuration is a single all-round white, plus port & starboard lights. My 10.8m boat has this as standard - the "anchor light" switch only operates the all-round white, while the "nav lights" switch operates the all-round white and the port & starboard lights together.

 

[simonfraser]

'As you’re under 12m you can get away with an all round white (anchor) as your steaming light so do away with the front facing white and get a new longer pole to get you anchor light higher'

tnx, that seems the best compromise, longer pole or a bottom plate on the anchor light might do the trick too

i'll go and chop up some ply to see what sort of plate i need

 

[BruceK]

As others have said, if you're under 12m the normal configuration is a single all-round white, plus port & starboard lights. My 10.8m boat has this as standard - the "anchor light" switch only operates the all-round white, while the "nav lights" switch operates the all-round white and the port & starboard lights together.

ditto

 

[petem]

We're 10.5m and have an all round anchor light and just below that fore and aft white steaming light. Always seemed over complex to me but does provide some redundancy I suppose.