hoop netting from a dinghy...
In the past years I have caught lobster from the piers with some success, but this year I hope to try a different method, with a dinghy.
My question are...
* Do I need navigation lights on a 10' dinghy powered by a 6hp outboard
* Any special regulations for being at the harbors/ bays at night?
* Is San Diego Bay or Mission Bay a good option? I want to stay in around calm water.
Thank guys any info will help in gearing up for lobster season.
Last edited by madmax951; 09-25-2011 at 08:57 PM.
yes you do need navagation lights you can get battery opperated atwest marine.All harbours have different regs so you need to check with the authorties for each harbour
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navigation lights....registration and CF numbers displayed...life jackets for all souls on board..
and fire extingusher
And a throwable cushion.
What city you in ? Solo ?
Need a PFD, 1 paddle or oars, whistle and maybe a fire extinguisher.
After X amount of length you running lights, look it up. 8', 10' 12' ?
Under X length you need a white light with 360 degree view.
(Kmart cheap 360 light zip tie on your hat) or pole with a anchor light.
I hooped in my 8' Portoboat 5 years ago and hooped 3 nets on a 9' longboard/surfboard once, got bugs too.
DR
Yes on the CFs with a motor.Originally Posted by Viejo
Not sure if true.
Got pulled over in San Pedro in a 8' Zodiac at night with a 2 hp Johnson.
Had a red (left) & green (right) glowstick hanging off the side up front.
They said 'where is your white all around light?' grabbed my flashlight they said I had to hold it up and said I didn't need the R & G lights on a vessel that length.
8' or 10' is the cutoff lenght ?
Kayaks don't need R & G lights.
Better off with R & G lights though.
DR
Thank you all for the replies...
from what I'm getting from all of you, I definitely need navigation light(s). I just got to figure now if its a white 360 degree, green and red, or a combination. The key will be the 10 foot length of my Avon dinghy
I got the oars, life jackets, and a whistle wouldn't be a bad idea I guess (louder and higher pitch than shouting). As for the fire extinguisher, I think my size and type don't require it.
Well, thanx again guys!
Its the final countdown toseason!!!!!!!!
Last edited by madmax951; 09-25-2011 at 10:30 PM.
im not sure but i think all boats with a motor need fire ext
"Fire extinguishers are not required for outboard pleasure boats less than
26 feet in length, not carrying passengers for hire, without permanently
installed fuel tanks and which do not have spaces in which explosive or
flammable gases or vapors can collect."
source: ABCs of California Boating Law
After further investigation and since I will be power by an outboard, seems like I'll need both red and green side lights at the bow and an all around stern light( like the image below)
Last edited by madmax951; 09-25-2011 at 09:50 PM.
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