Yes, for night sailing.
Checking with the authorities in charge of the waters in which you will operate your vessel is ALWAYS advisable.
Checking with the authorities in charge of the waters in which you will operate your vessel is ALWAYS advisable.
Sailboats have many "poles". The ones that I think you are referring to are the mast and the boom. The Mast is the Tall one that sticks up out of the hull. The is connected horizontally to the mast.
On a mooring none,if fishing or at anchor a white light at mast or stern.
A white light on a powerboat (that obviously doesn't have a mast) must be displayed so as to be visible from 360 degrees.
You can make a plain white mast out of a few layers of white tee shirt. You cal also buy a sturdy plain white mast from a hardware store.
A boom is used to hold the foot, or bottom of the sail. It is attached to the mast, in various ways. It is simply a pole that stretches out the bottom of the sail to obtain better performance.
the mast should not be moved
This white-colored light that must be visible from all angles is called an anchor light. It is usually situated atop the mast.
Locks the mast in the vertical position.
A white mast light indicates that a given vessel is resting at anchor.
If your question is in regard to a crane's mast, no.