<P>Do y'all put any nav lights on your layout to keep it rom getting run over in the dark? Or does the tender just stay with the layout until just before shooting. This is the first of many newby questions, guys. Please bear with me. I just bought a new Layout and have to figure it all out before the season.</P>
<P>Save the space in the boat and buy yourself a handheld strobe light. We set it up on the post that holds the spray skirt up. ..... and there are many reasons to set up before dark. Don't believe everything you read....<IMG src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" align=absMiddle border=0></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Gentleman,</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Federal/USCG Regulations for Oar Driven Vessels under 7 meters applies to your layout boat. The light needs to be white color and conistantly lit. NO STROBES.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">****</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Vessels under oars may display the lights prescribed for sailing vessels, but if not, must have ready at hand an electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light to be shown in sufficient time to prevent collision (see Figure 6).</P> <P><B>Lights for Anchored Vessels</B></P> <P>Power-driven vessels and sailing vessels at anchor must display anchor lights. An anchor light for a vessel less than 20 meters in length is an all-round white light visible for 2 miles exhibited where it can best be seen.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Vessels less than 7 meters are not required to display anchor lights unless anchored in or near a narrow channel, fairway or anchorage or where other vessels normally navigate.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">*******</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Stan,</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Depends how the Conservation Officer interprets the law. And believe me it is funny how the interpretation differs from officer to officer.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">You consider that layout boat a blind but it still requires the proper PFD's for any and all occupants. Do what you want, but it would be better to acknowledge the law for oar powered boats. Many encounters (troubles) with the DNR can be avoided by little details like this.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">What is the big deal about carring a small lantern or flashlight which provides 360 degrees of unobstucted light and displaying it when conditions are fit.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Stan.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">You correct, not a big deal. I could have done a better job communicating in my inital post. I was looking more specifically at anchor lighting than nav lighting.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">My fault.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P>
<P>Stan, what do you mean your layout boat isn't oar driven? You don't keep an oar in the boat for special ocassions? While I don't keep one in my layout (not yet, at least<IMG src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" align=absMiddle border=0>), I have hunted with a few guys that keep one of those little oars in the boat. Great for reaching those dekes that are banging the back of the boat that you just can't quite reach with your hand and for repositioning the boat during wind shifts. It also works well to splash the guy in the layout next to you when you have a double set....<IMG src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" align=absMiddle border=0></P>
