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Not sure this is the right place to ask this question but I need to know is there a rule in saying which side the stern light is to be mounted on, on a 14 foot jon boat. I know it is placed at the stern "rear" but not sure which side. Pictures I am seeing on the internet are showing on the starboard side. Any help appreciated.
Don't think there is a rule for side. Most regs I have ever seen says at the stern and visible 360 degrees. Getting it high enough is biggest thing.
Thank you that was what I was understanding, but was not sure so posed the question to verify it.
What Cray said.
Don't know if it matters but all the boats I've owned it was on the Starboard side. Like said, long as it is high enough to be seen from all around should be OK.
The advantage of it being on the starboard side is that it is as far out of the driver's view as possible. On the port side, the driver would be able to see it more easily out of the corner of their eye when they look to port.
Some mount it on the outboard cowling.
OK Starboard Side it will be. Preciated the info it is a done deal now.
I put a light socket (for the stern light) on all 4 corners of my boat so I can move the light around for other applications ...
Rickie
Hey Indy, I just noticed your avatar and realized you are here in SC. You must be a swamp fisherman. :ThumbsUp
We got several on here. A couple of us are hoping to camp in Broadwater after Christmas if the water will go down and stay down.
I fished and hunted from one end of broadwater creek to the other for 30 years, have camped there number of times can't be counted. Camped two weeks at the time quite a few times. Literally slaughtered the bream there all year round. Ate many of squirrel bog on our camping trips now fish Spears Creek and the wateree river. I haven't fished in broadwater in a while stopped when the aquatic hydrilla took over. My activity is mostly Wateree River Swamp now go on a four day hog hunt in the wateree river every February I guess this replaced my duck hunting it surely is just as exciting. About the water, wateree is up and down and until they quit releasing it out the lake they will not be much opportunity to fish the swamp it was at 5 feet the other day and two days later back to 17 feet. So it ill take the Santee River Swamp longer to dry out than the Wateree River Swamp. Two inches of mud on the landing at Goff Swamp's Hunt Club Landing need two vehicle to put in there right now so it forces you to put in at the 378 bridge. My project right now is refurbing the rig I hunted and fished out of in the 60's and 70's. 14 foot Mon Ark flat bottom with a drive on trailer, went down to our boat bone yard and resurrected trailer and boat making progress with the boat and will start the trailer when boat is complete. Right now current rig we fish out of is a 17 foot bass boat with a 40 hp motor. I started hunting and fishing out of this 14 foot boat so I decided I might as well finish the rest of my life fishing out of it. Old age is slowing me up. Any way glad some folks are still going to Broad Water Creek have fun and enjoy yourselfs.