BluewaterLED Bow Lights install
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- How-to install BluewaterLED Bow lights on a 2014 Bass Tracker Pro 175 TF.
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Doing a install on my 2019 pt190 now. The only thing u left out is that u need a long drill bit to go through trackers gunnel so u can run the wires through to the point of contact. Thanks . Great help .👍
Awesome job..looks simple enough even I could do it!!
Did you use the 3M adhesive on the back of the LEDs or did you use silicone? Or just Silicone on both ends question mark
I used silicone along the back, top, and bottom. Then smoothed it out with my finger.
where do you run the leads from the LED's to the bow light socket. My Alumacraft has a big hollow aluminum rail. I think I would have to drill through both sides.
+Jay Johnson I had to drill a small hole behind the rub rail to run the wire through. I then siliconed it up to keep the water out.
Do you know if those lights are Coast Guard approved or not? I've been finding other videos that may be a problem. love the idea though and looks great I want to try it myself.
James Webster you will need to find out in your state. Doing some reading, it differs from state to state.
Could you please direct me in the direction where I might find state-by-state Coast guard restrictions. The only thing that I can find is US Coast Guard restrictions which covers the US as a whole. I have been informed that no strip type of lighting for navigation has ever been approved. Please check on this further to avoid violations and drilling unnecessary holes in your boat
NO, it does not differ from state to state... Federal requirements ABYC A-16.
states can not set rules that are LES restrictive.
If I were you I would add a disclaimer stating that anyone modifying their boat lighting does so at their own risk.
Because “NO” these lights are not Legal. My fishing partner found out the hard way. Now understand your local wildlife officer may or may not care that you are out of compliance with Coast Guard lighting requirements. But as my buddy found out after an accident the courts DO care. My buddy had installed the exact same setup that you have on your boat.
Long story short: my buddy while night bass fishing was involved in a boating accident in which he was struck by another boater. From all perspectives at the time it was easy to see that my buddy had no fault in the accident. In fact the other boater was ticketed as being the at fault boater. But as he came to realize during the process of litigation in maritime accidents, THINGS CHANGE when rule violations come into play. And the lighting that my buddy had installed onto his bass boat was found in court to be a direct violation of U.S. Coast Guard lighting requirements for many reasons. And as a result of his lighting install he was found to be 70% liable for the accident even though he wasn’t the at fault driver.
You see in maritime law (US CG lighting requirements) if you deviate from the rules you have to prove without a doubt that your deviation did not contribute in any way to the accident.
The courts found that his EBay lighting violated the requirements in a few ways.
1. The lighting did not have a USCG approval, which all boat lighting manufacturers must submit for and receive.
2. His lighting failed to meet the requirements of ABYC A-16, which states: Sidelights - The starboard side light showing green, and the port side light showing red, from dead ahead to 22 5° abaft the beam (90* + 22,5' = 1 12 5°) on their respective sides. You see the 112.5 is a MAXIMUM allowable range not minimum, and his lights exceeded that.
3. The light manufacturer had never submitted the lighting for laboratory testing for USCG lighting compliance testing, another requirement for USCG Approval.
The court determined that that my buddy had hazardously installed unapproved red and green LED strip lighting on the bow, which hampered the other boater’s efforts to avoid collision
sam sammie Ed
my didn't last a year on boat , tried a second pair lasted 6 months
A black guy install them lights on another video