Txjole2 wrote:
I've been stopped for having them on underway and told I needed to turn them off. But mine are brighter then your average underwater leds, because all 100+ leds are mounted under the platform. I would have got stopped if they were not on anyway, but that was the reason they stated at the time.
Txjole2, you probably were stopped since they are red. I spoke to a dealer about this issue when mine were installed. He said that you are able to run with underwater lights if they are blue, but not red or green since they are the same colors of your navigation lights. I didn't ask about white though. Also, I did ask an officer at my marina, he said that sounded correct, but he didn't sound quite sure. But he did say since mine were blue, I should be fine since the blue should not be mistaken for nav lights.
Not sure if offshore rules are any different.
I asked about that and was told only nav and running light can be displayed outside the gunnel while in motion.
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