It must have been Coast Guard approved to go on a production boat, but looks obstructed by the trolling motor to me…but I love the idea…
I like Ranger’s solution alot better though… Ranger Z521 Carbon
You can also see the bassboat trailer step, new jackstand and toolbox in the pic..
SBC – Could either the Skeeter or Ranger solution be installed on the MX series?
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SBC – Could either the Skeeter or Ranger solution be installed on the MX series?
Look up Seasense teardrop bow lights, if you want them I’m sure we can do it
Blue Water LED`s have everything you need from lights in the rub rail to above or below plus storage, under trailer LED`s with a life time warranty.
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It must have been Coast Guard approved to go on a production boat, but looks obstructed by the trolling motor to me…but I love the idea…
I like Ranger’s solution alot better though… Ranger Z521 Carbon
You can also see the bassboat trailer step, new jackstand and toolbox in the pic..
SBC – Could either the Skeeter or Ranger solution be installed on the MX series?
Just to clear up some misconceptions, the CG does not approve every boat design and configuration. What they do is define what requirements need to be met. All of these small vessels under 21 feet are hardly monitored at all. The individual components may be within the spec of the federal laws that are enforced by the CG. That in no way means they are actually CG approved. It is all marketing hype used by manufactures to make you the boater feel better and safer about what you are using and buying.
The picture you show is clearly does not fall into that category, if the bow lights are obstructed there are multiple issues with that design. Not something I would recommend anyone using.
By the way I am retired Coast Guard, I might just know a thing or two about this.
I find it hard to believe Yamaha/Skeeter would open itself up for potential lawsuits by not having USCG approval for something as vital as navigation lights…I saw another post that talked about older model owners retro fitting their boats with these new nav lights and how those wouldn’t be legal because they wouldn’t have been installed in the same exact manner as the factory process that did get official approval… Just my 2c
Lets say the person who outfits there vessel with a different nav lights than what the manufacture put on there boat. And that person is subject to a safety boarding by either a USCG crew or a USCG Auxiliarist. And they ask to see there navigation lights energized. All they are looking for is the fact that they work, and provide the correct degrees of angle that is required for them. That is all. Now take the boat in the picture with what appears to be covered from the top navigation lights. I can almost promise those would end up on a written report and sent back to the CG sector office for review. At which time the owner of that vessel would most likely get a chance to explain why there lights are covered and have a chance to fix them. When the owner explains that it came from the factory this way. And hopefully the boarding officer has taken pictures and backs the owners story. Well then whoever made the boat gets a letter and a chance to explain how those lights are in fact within spec. Maybe the trolling motor has to be slid back for them to work, uncovering them? I have no clue. But there is not a boarding party out there that will ding you for changing the lights on your boat, as so long as you have functional correctly angled lights.
You can build your very own boat, and it can be a couple of logs lashed together with an outboard on it. You can set sail with your new boat and as long as you have all the prescribed safety equipment on board you are good to go. Lights, pfd’s, horn, fire extinguisher, throwable pfd etc… Just remember to also make sure you follow the rules of the road, and any local regulations for where you will be enjoying your time on the water.
Companies make boats all the time with screwed up designs etc.. They still have to follow a set of guidelines to do it. As manufacturing goes they are regulated, does not mean that they are always following the rules. Some are better than others. Usually lawsuits do not follow until tragedy occurs. I would not want to be in that vessel when it is ran over by something larger than it is at night because they could not see there bow lights. The stern light is great but without the bow lights it is extremely hard to tell which direction they are heading.
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