I'd be interested to hear how others have their stern lights set up when there is an outboard hanging off the back of the transom and obscuring it.

I have a Red Witch (6 m fixed keel trailer sailer) and was looking through the regulations for something else entirely when I realised our current light setup is acceptable only for powered craft.

We have a white all-round masthead light and sidelights, but no stern light. In working out how to add a stern light visible over the 135 degrees, I am not sure where I can put it due to the outboard (which is attached to a bracket on the transom) obscuring the light. In order to go on the transom or even the pushpit rail it needs to be extremely off centre - in fact off the boat entirely if my maths is right.

I think my best bet is to get a battery powered all-round light, rail mount it above the height of the outboard and mask it off to 135 degrees with gaffer tape or something, but I'm just wondering how other people have solved this?

Having looked at the other boats of the same make nearby they either are obscured by the rudder/outboard or have no lights at all.