We've hung a rail mount Aqual Signal bi-color on the pulpit rail - drilled into the rail under the bracket and through the hull under the deck plate for the wire which fed nicely through the rail. That keeps the lights high for better visibility and out of the way of the jib when we drop it. We use a fold down stern light mounted on the left side just out of reach of the tiller. It gets in the way (even when down) when climbing into the boat from deep water (with our stern mounted step) but the benefits (added height above the water and not masked by the rudder or outboard motor) outweigh that disadvantage. We've never used a steaming light but I intend to mount a white light on the front of the mast this winter (if it ever gets cold enough to stop sailing here). We've always kept a bright white flashlight handy to light the sail when we augment them with the outboard. The few times we have had to use an anchor light, we hauled a small 360 degree white light up the starboard stay using the main halyard with a drop cord (which doubled as the down haul) plugged into a 12v receptacle. Each draws less than 1 amp. Stan Winarski Carol II - #177