Bow light 1973??

[Dark3]

Why do some bow nav lights say "for boats made before '73"?? I think tgats the year but irrelevant anyway. I'm looking for inexpensive route as this 1442 is not my project boat. Just a for now boat. Also I have a huge roll of 10GA wire I aquirred. Not sure what the max amp rating of small lights are but would it be big enough to run from the starting battery at the stern to the bow light?[attachment=-1]uploadfromtaptalk1399068063847.jpg[/attachment]

 

[earl60446]

10 gauge wire is plenty big enough (overkill even which is ok) for any bow light short of the titanic (would not have helped the titanic anyway).
Tim