you about ready to put those 2 beast popwer plants in?

your boat is wired properly. When you have the switch forward (NAV Position) the windshield light should only be illuminated on the forward bulb....the rear bulb will be off so it doesn't blind you while driving...and the stern light on the transom is also on. Reason being is you need a 360* white light...so the windshield give you 180* and the transom light gives you the other 180*. When you switch "back" (anchor position) it should only illuminate the that windshield mounted light all the way around (360*) as its the highest point and easiest seen for everyone. If you wanted to mount the dash board lights on a separate switch you would need to find the wire that feed the lights and move it over. More then likely it should be a blue wire that feeds the dash lights.

wally, thanks for the info. This is just how mine is wiring and it doew just that. After reading and understanding the nav i see why it is wired this way. We overnite alot and i see other boats with the 360 degree light on and the front nav light. I installed all new instrument back light "ribbon" last year and know where to power is coming from if i want to run another switch, just don't like the idea of those things running all nite. Therer is a little inverter in that module and it is actually ac voltage that powers those strips. Thanks again for conformation.