Re: NAV LIGHTS

softbaiter Mon Mar 09 2009, 02:53

ah just mount a Brazier on the swim platform and have a small fire... good for those cold mornings, and you can put the smoker on for the trip home! lol!

2-EXTREME Mon Mar 09 2009, 06:32

LED's are where it is at YEAH !! They might cost a little more but for $49.95 for a pair they are well worth it and they use very little current etc etc. I also purchased a $10 White Headlamp LED (on the head band) from Mitre 10 Mega which goes on the rear and is easily removed, so a more permanent one could be the go at some stage, but I figured I can use it for all sorts. My Nav lights are very portable at this stage with wiring simple and into the glovebox where my battery runs my fish finder. I then have connections behind the front of each side of the seat where I just slip the lights on and plug in. Just about to mount them onto thick elastic which holds them inplace perfectly as opposed to cable ties. I may mount permanently butone day soon but I am a little funny about drilling holes.

These lights are going to be great for early morning winter missions to Noises, Marias and Ahaas for stalking big resident bears in the kelpie shallows as the sun rises.

Shdbefishn? Mon Mar 09 2009, 06:45

Thanks Mark, finally I get a sensible answer for my question lol!

I have one of those LED headlamps, have you mounted it somehow or do you wear it on your head backwards?

Some pics would be good, I was definately gonna go LED due to power consumption etc.

HOTBODZ Mon Mar 09 2009, 08:31

Andrew picked up a set of led's for me the day before we went out on Sunday morning , took me about 35-40 minutes to rig them up temporarily. Awesome and worked well , Andrew had his mounted quite high , when we got past music point he gunned it and was maybe 100mt ahead of me and they were still clearly visible.
I'm about to mount them semi-permanent on the detail trim that sits under the lid of the front storage compartment using automotive double sided tape , it's much stronger than your normal tape , don't need to drill any holes .
Will post some pics soon .

Fishoe Tue Mar 10 2009, 06:12

i dont think it will stay on with tape they get smashed around in the chop Suspect

Shdbefishn? Tue Mar 10 2009, 06:45

Hey Fishoe, do you have your port & starboard confused?

doggie Tue Mar 10 2009, 07:20

Hey Guys

Is there any requirement for nav lights to be mounted on the front of the ski?

Thinking of mounting them on a frame above my fish bin, Would still be visible from the front.

Fishoe Tue Mar 10 2009, 16:59

red is port left hand side from behind ski Laughing

Fishoe Tue Mar 10 2009, 17:25

doggie wrote:Hey Guys

Is there any requirement for nav lights to be mounted on the front of the ski?

Thinking of mounting them on a frame above my fish bin, Would still be visible from the front.

as long as visible from front should be fine

Fishoe Tue Mar 10 2009, 17:32

newbie skifisher wrote:Ok, I see from the weekend's posts that a few of you have done the Nav light thing. Would be interested in pics of the various installations. Im thinking also that a spare battery might be the go, where have people mounted these?

i mounted my batt in the front under the bin/and i fixed mounted them so they are always on the ski dont have to worry about putting them on or staying out till dark

Fishoe Wed Mar 11 2009, 05:43

i think these guys got it wrong as well Laughing

Shdbefishn? Wed Mar 11 2009, 05:51

What you on about willis?

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2-EXTREME Wed Mar 11 2009, 08:36

Fishoe has his on the correct way. For some reason his photo above has been reversed....??Look at the writing etc..

Jetskifishing Wed Mar 11 2009, 08:43

Yes correct Mark, he is a little different that Fish HO

Fishoe Wed Mar 11 2009, 18:36

Jetskifishing wrote:Yes correct Mark, he is a little different that Fish HO

only different cause i full my bin lol!

Fishoe Thu Mar 12 2009, 01:33

i changed my normal lights to leds cause the other ones burnt out Evil or Very Mad

HOTBODZ Fri Mar 13 2009, 06:51

doggie wrote:Hey Guys

Is there any requirement for nav lights to be mounted on the front of the ski?

Thinking of mounting them on a frame above my fish bin, Would still be visible from the front.

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dont know if this helps ?

softbaiter Fri Mar 13 2009, 20:52

those arcs are showing the range of area each light has to be visible from. not the location of the lights from my interpretation.

Jetskifishing Sat Mar 14 2009, 03:08

Here is Fish Ho's ski kitted with lighting
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Fishoe Sat Mar 14 2009, 05:58

yer theres alot of boats that dont have lights Evil or Very Mad

Shdbefishn? Sat Mar 14 2009, 06:07

Mine are 3/4 fitted, with a spare sla, but damned if I can find the fuse I was gonna fit in the line, and my lighter has run out so cant shrink the heat shrink....arrrgggghh

Fishoe Sat Mar 14 2009, 06:09

use the wife's hair dryer works a treat

HOTBODZ Sat Mar 14 2009, 06:47

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hers my install of my lights.
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i mounted on the black detail of the ski , wires are hidden under this so no holes are drilled , lights are mounted with automotive double sided tape and
silicone as well , wires run up to the glove box and into the hull.
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switch is mounted on glovebox lid below fishfinder . switch is wrapped in a balloon to make it waterproof.
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Shdbefishn? Sat Mar 14 2009, 06:51

Good idea, but im batching, you think my teenage daughters would go away without it? hahahahahahaha

Fishoe Sat Mar 14 2009, 06:53

looks like a nice tidy job, watch those cables coming into console glove box dont short out on the alloy

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