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My new LED bow lights
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<blockquote data-quote="Elkins45" data-source="post: 468924" data-attributes="member: 24286"><p>When I bought a new trolling motor for my big boat I decided to move the old one to my Jon, which entailed building up a wood mounting surface on the front flat. This meant my old bow light was blocked on the starboard side, so I ordered a pair of LED lights from Amazon. Once they arrived I needed to figure out how to mount them.</p><p></p><p>My solution turned out to be a flat aluminum bar from the hardware store. I marked it and cut it with a hacksaw, then used stainless sheet metal screws to mount it. It's a simple mod but I'm really happy with the result both in terms of visibility and also how sturdy they are. Eventually I will probably put the aluminum bars on the belt sander because they are fairly sharp, but I probably won't get around to it until I snag my line a few times or make my arms bleed. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>There's a little stack of washers under the front edge of the light to compensate for the thickness of the 1/8" aluminum bar.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]102877[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can see how the old single bow light wouldn't be visible from the right side.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]102876[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elkins45, post: 468924, member: 24286"] When I bought a new trolling motor for my big boat I decided to move the old one to my Jon, which entailed building up a wood mounting surface on the front flat. This meant my old bow light was blocked on the starboard side, so I ordered a pair of LED lights from Amazon. Once they arrived I needed to figure out how to mount them. My solution turned out to be a flat aluminum bar from the hardware store. I marked it and cut it with a hacksaw, then used stainless sheet metal screws to mount it. It's a simple mod but I'm really happy with the result both in terms of visibility and also how sturdy they are. Eventually I will probably put the aluminum bars on the belt sander because they are fairly sharp, but I probably won't get around to it until I snag my line a few times or make my arms bleed. :) There's a little stack of washers under the front edge of the light to compensate for the thickness of the 1/8" aluminum bar. [ATTACH type="full" alt="led - 2.jpg"]102877._xfImport[/ATTACH] You can see how the old single bow light wouldn't be visible from the right side. [ATTACH type="full" alt="led - 1.jpg"]102876._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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