I when I turn my bow lights on ( not my navigation lights), it trips my breaker within 15 seconds every time. Do I have a short, not enough amps?

What bow lights if not the nav lights???????? Do you mean docking lights???????

And yes, you most likely have a short or bad ground.

Yes, the bright lights on the upper portion of the hull at the tip of the bow.

thanx

Maybe the circuit breaker is not enough amps,or is weak. Docking lights take a lot of juice. JOHN

Ditto, I have had a couple breaker get aged recently and trip prematurely, replaced with exact same breaker and problem solved. Start easy 1st, breakers are cheap.

mine put about the same as a flash light,figure they dont draw much