led bow lights

[thill]

Since last spring, I have been slowly putting my crappie boat together. Started with a very beat up Princecraft 16' hull, and added a older, but good-running Evinrude 35. Then a Minn Kota 55 trolling motor, and I started fishing her.

Front deck, middle floor, rod holders, and more. I have been adding things ever since.

The latest addition has been LED running lights. The stick light was easy, I just swapped to an LED bulb. But the nav lights i found on ebay for about $10. They turned out great!

[algenco]

Looks great

[Duckcomando]

Man that looks awesome. How did you run your wires?


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[thill]

I drilledd a 1/2" hole in the rail, and fished the wire from the console to the nose of the boat. That was by far the hardest part, as the rail was very small inside.

I cleaned bow area, then warmed it up, then sprayed some 3M adhesive on as "primer". Then I warmed it again and applied the lights and pressed and rubbed to set firmly. They locked down tight! Was worried most about the adhesive bond. Once that was done, i wired it up, tested it, then stuffed the excess wire and filled the nose with clear silicone. Turned out good

[thill]

I drilledd a 1/2" hole in the rail, and fished the wire from the console to the nose of the boat. That was by far the hardest part, as the rail was very small inside.

I cleaned bow area, then warmed it up, then sprayed some 3M adhesive on as "primer". Then I warmed it again and applied the lights and pressed and rubbed to set firmly. They locked down tight! Was worried most about the adhesive bond. Once that was done, i wired it up, tested it, then stuffed the excess wire and filled the nose with clear silicone. Turned out good

[skeetbum]

Those look sharp. Good job.

[Spaceman]

I give you a hearty well-done! I think it is awesome you are taking on such a great project and it is turning out so well. You should be proud! Double thumbs up!

[trypman1]

[moecarama]

They are brighter than the incandescent lights.

[thill]

And while talking about lights...

I noticed some little waterproof stick-on lights on Amazon for $3.99 a pair. Dimensions of 5/8" wide, 6" long and about as thick as a piece of cardboard. Kind of like a sticker


I thought I'd use them inside the hatches of my bass boat, but when they arrived, WOW, I couldn't believe the light output of these little things!


To add strong, use-able light anywhere you want, stick a pair of these babies on. It is a flood beam. It gives a big circle of light, bigger than your whole boat. And I mean the kind you can read or tie flies with.

Here is the link.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1


They look like stickers... until you hit the switch. Awesome little lights.

Yesterday, I used one as a backup light on my ATV. Very impressive. Here are some pictures of the install:



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The last picture is of the ATV at night, from about 75' away. That helps put the light output in perspective.



-TH