mast head light, stern light, with tricolored light

[kpinnn]

My anchor light is and old style incandescent. Not very bright and a power hog. It is mounted on top of my mast on a trawler. I seem to be able to find led tricolor light with anchor light only. Can I run both the tricolor and mast head light at the same time and be within the regs?
Ken
PS i am sure my mast headlight and stern light are also not very bright.

 

[tiltrider1]

LED anchor lights are readily available. Not sure why you can’t find them.

Simplest solution is change the bulb out to an LED bulb.

 

[rslifkin]

On a powerboat, a tricolor cannot be legally used. You need separate side lights, a masthead light and a stern light. And then an anchor light. There are some lights available (I have one from signal mate) that are 2 mode and can operate at either a 225* masthead or a 360* anchor light.

 

[psneeld]

My anchor light is and old style incandescent. Not very bright and a power hog. It is mounted on top of my mast on a trawler. I seem to be able to find led tricolor light with anchor light only. Can I run both the tricolor and mast head light at the same time and be within the regs?
Ken
PS i am sure my mast headlight and stern light are also not very bright.

I could be wrong, but the way I read the regs, a tricolor is only for sailboats at the mast head.

Power vessels must have the side lights lower than the masthead.

A tricolor with anchor light above all on at the same time might be a hard combo to discern from a distance if that's the white masthead you are planning.

A masthead below the tricolor.... doesn't really fit the rules.

 

[JDCAVE]

I have one of these and it works well:

https://www.apexlighting.com/boat-l...25hxmWof4u3gI4UCmtKd_Qq-lwdpIw0UaAvJVEALw_wcB

Jim

 

[DDW]

On a powerboat, a tricolor cannot be legally used. You need separate side lights, a masthead light and a stern light. And then an anchor light. There are some lights available (I have one from signal mate) that are 2 mode and can operate at either a 225* masthead or a 360* anchor light.

It does depend on the length. OP has a 36'. That allows a red and green and one masthead 360 in lieu of a 225 stern and masthead. Then the masthead can also be used as an anchor light as well.

 

[kpinnn]

I have legal lighting

I have the legal lighting. I was questioning the legality of adding a tricolor. Jim, I like your anchor light. I tried West Marine, Defender and Go2marine. Changing to LED bulbs has never worked for me. Thisis a 75 trawler and probably can use a new fixture.
Ken

 

[psneeld]

True, I forget the length, but small power vessels can have a bow red/green combo and a single 360 white on a stern pole...millions out there....