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fatlazyless · 11-22-2019, 12:43 PM

While $14.50 is not a very low price, it's a price that is doable for many small boaters such as kayaks, sups, and smaller motor boats that are a lot closer to the water than motorboats about 18' length and up. In the motorboats 18' and longer, their size, power and lighting system has more inherent safety than in smaller vessels. Boats 18' and longer are big enough so you do not experience the water with the same close-to-the-water contact as the smaller vessels.

The required white nav light plus the red-green bow lights do not always show up so good. For boating in a small vessel in the dark, or in the dusk, the flashing white led light can make the difference between being seen, or not seen, by other boats ….. especially by the larger 18'-plus boats that are higher up, and have more power. As the sun sets slowly in the west creating darkness to fall across the 21-mile long Lake Winnipesaukee, boaters have to pay extra attention to where they are going because it gets much more difficult to see ahead, as the darkness makes it all blend in together.

For a jet-ski caught out after dusk, having a C-Strobe attached to the upper top-of-shoulder on your pfd would greatly increase the jet-ski's visibility to other boaters as opposed to jet-skiing in the dark with no lights which is what happens.

ishoot308 · 11-22-2019, 01:20 PM

A light like that MAY be illegal....I believe in small vessels only Nav and all around white is supposed to be visible. No other lights should be seen....

MAXUM · 11-22-2019, 02:23 PM

For $9.99 at WalMart you can get a 50 count string of battery operated Christmas lights to adorn your craft of choice. A HUGE savings of a couple of bucks!! The beauty with this setup is if one light burns out the rest of the string will remain lit!!!! (in theory, results may vary)

While your at it - please be sure to get a string with alternating green and red lights so everyone will be thoroughly confused as to which direction you're going.

11-22-2019, 12:43 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,795 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 301 Thanked 1,024 Times in 745 Posts	While $14.50 is not a very low price, it's a price that is doable for many small boaters such as kayaks, sups, and smaller motor boats that are a lot closer to the water than motorboats about 18' length and up. In the motorboats 18' and longer, their size, power and lighting system has more inherent safety than in smaller vessels. Boats 18' and longer are big enough so you do not experience the water with the same close-to-the-water contact as the smaller vessels. The required white nav light plus the red-green bow lights do not always show up so good. For boating in a small vessel in the dark, or in the dusk, the flashing white led light can make the difference between being seen, or not seen, by other boats ….. especially by the larger 18'-plus boats that are higher up, and have more power. As the sun sets slowly in the west creating darkness to fall across the 21-mile long Lake Winnipesaukee, boaters have to pay extra attention to where they are going because it gets much more difficult to see ahead, as the darkness makes it all blend in together. For a jet-ski caught out after dusk, having a C-Strobe attached to the upper top-of-shoulder on your pfd would greatly increase the jet-ski's visibility to other boaters as opposed to jet-skiing in the dark with no lights which is what happens. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 11-22-2019 at 01:19 PM.

11-22-2019, 01:20 PM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,311 Thanks: 2,407 Thanked 5,310 Times in 2,071 Posts	A light like that MAY be illegal....I believe in small vessels only Nav and all around white is supposed to be visible. No other lights should be seen.... __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

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MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	For $9.99 at WalMart you can get a 50 count string of battery operated Christmas lights to adorn your craft of choice. A HUGE savings of a couple of bucks!! The beauty with this setup is if one light burns out the rest of the string will remain lit!!!! (in theory, results may vary) While your at it - please be sure to get a string with alternating green and red lights so everyone will be thoroughly confused as to which direction you're going.

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