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Originally Posted by Phantom
I have received my answer .... so thanks
To clarify: when I am referring to an anchor lite, it is a center stern mounted "white" lite with visibility of 180 deg.
(in reality - it lights up my swim platform)
Perhaps the wrong term - but that's what the package it came in was labeled !!
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An anchor light is a 360 degree white light, and is supposed to be the only light illuminated when at anchor.
A stern light is a light mounted on the stern which shines a 135 (not 180) degree arc.
When under way you should have your red/green (port/starboard) lights illuminated and 360 degrees of white light. On vessels under 40 that can come from a single mast-light behind the captain that places the white light about the port/starboard lights OR from a combination stern light and masthead light that shines a 225 degrees arc ( 225 + 135 = 360 degrees of light) centered toward the bow of the boat.
You cannot have a 360 masthead light and an additional 135 degree stern light, which would give the impression of double white-lights from the stern of the boat.
I'm pretty sure there is a meaning for a high and low white light visible from the stern (which your suggested arrangement would have). It has to do with ships/vessels you wouldn't see on Winni anyway, but it technically would be an incorrect signal/lighting arrangement on a small power boat.