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Thanks for the input and pics, I ended up with 2 x masthead and 1 x all-around on the forward mast in the pic and added a second smaller mast up behind the pilot house with a tow and stern. Going to add the port and stbd lights on the side of the pilot house.

Thank you both! She's a tug, but she'll see only light work at 26'. We'll go with mast and good separation. The masthead(s) lights in combo w/ tow, running & stern lights signify towing.

Yeah, I was thinking same, but it's not clear. unless your a sailboat, at least that's my uneducated guess. I'm a visual learner, hey never have a diagram of small tug towing on the light pages. My concern is the language in the regs, "nearly as practicable at the stern". “Sternlight” means...

Hello, putting a 12' mast (2" aluminum) forward of pilot house on a Crosby 26', along the lines of some vintage tugs. Curious if OK to put stern and tow light on the mast in addition to masthead(s), all round and combo running light? Each will meet the required visibility requirements, just not...

So I added the recommended lead/cement/glass......good to go there, but now need to add engine stringers inside the frames that were glassed. Prior, someone bolted PT beams to the glassed frames. In lieu of, I'm thinking white oak, Sapele or KD Doug fir. Only issue, all three in short supply...

Thank you all! Here's a few pics of the 1978 WIP, it's a project. The cement holding the iron/steel in place had decayed to a lose dirt, in sweeping it up, the various steel/iron pieces became exposed and most were just lose in the void. I only uncovered the bow section, starting in on the...

Hello, I'm in the process of removing various pieces of iron/steel that are sitting in decayed cement in the keel of a 26' Crosby Tug. This, after stripping boat down to hull alone. I'm trying to decide on the best approach to add ballast back into the keel before rebuilding the boat...