Boat Lights???

Yes it is the law. If you look at all the power boats that do not have a cabin or helm superstructure that are fitted with nav lights, they are fitted with a stern all round white light on a pole, and a red/green bow light or separate red (port) and green (starboard) side lights.
The masthead lighting specs options are for sailboats. Older versions of the Safe Boating Handbook had helpful diagrams to illustrate.

Page 44 of the Handbook describes the lights.

In addition to being a legal requirement, I’d never be out on any waterway without nav lights where others are likely to be zooming around

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Originally Posted by 73hunter

In addition to being a legal requirement, I’d never be out on any waterway where others are likely to be zooming around without nav lights,

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How would you know? You wouldn't see them? ;) (I couldn't resist)

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Originally Posted by Bushmoose

How would you know? You wouldn't see them? ;) (I couldn't resist)

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I re- worded that just for you Bush,

Without lights, don't forget a couple years back the tragedy that happened with Kevin O'Leary, his wife and the other boat without lights.

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Originally Posted by 73hunter

In addition to being a legal requirement, I’d never be out on any waterway without nav lights where others are likely to be zooming around

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I have a 500K candlepower spot light on board that I use for finding duck blinds and landings in the middle of pitch black nights. Doofusses that get buzzing around me like idiots get to see little blue dots for a few minutes. That usually smartens them up.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

I have a 500K candlepower spot light on board that I use for finding duck blinds and landings in the middle of pitch black nights. Doofusses that get buzzing around me like idiots get to see little blue dots for a few minutes. That usually smartens them up.

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It's pretty common over here that nobody has lights on their duck boat, I usually use a canoe these days but still have a clamp on light, nothing like hearing a mud motor wide open in the pitch black and you can't see what is attached to. Although there are plenty now with light bars mounted out front.

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Originally Posted by dean.f

It's pretty common over here that nobody has lights on their duck boat, I usually use a canoe these days but still have a clamp on light, nothing like hearing a mud motor wide open in the pitch black and you can't see what is attached to. Although there are plenty now with light bars mounted out front.

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Failing to display nav lights used to carry a $200 ticket way back when. It's likely double that,now.

Mr. Constipation Ossifer failed to make new friends last year on Cameron, Balsam,Mitchell,Canal, and Sturgeon Lake when he waited for the duckhunters at the boat ramp. Lots of tickets issued for uncased shotguns and lack of nav lights.

The last time I had my tinner out for ducks a few years ago, the marine unit was at the ramp and I was the only one that came in with nav lights that I saw. Not sure if they issued any tickets.