I like the fact you show your thought process on the fitting points......many just edit out the wrong ways and say.....hey, this is how you do it I'm a genius. Definitely loop a " string " to the lamps. Be interesting to see how they hold up in saltwater and I'm sure you will do a follow up film to let us know. You have a nice home there.....it looks very peaceful.
You should clamp the front (bow) lights on with a small block of wood on top of the bow so it lifts up the screw and raises the light a little bit over your rope. That would make it easier to screw on and a little better to see.
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, WAYNE!!! FYI: I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, [...AND, ALSO, "PROJECT FARM"s" VIDEOS]!!! FYI: I WANT TO INSTALL SOME LED STRIP LIGHTS (OUTBOARD BELOW THE GUNWALES, ON MY CANOE, FOR NAVIGATION, AND, ADD SEVERAL FEET OF COLORED REFLECTIVE TAPE, TOO, INCASE MY LIGHTS FAIL, I'D AT LEAST HAVE THE REFLECTOR TAPE ADJACENT. I WILL LIKELY ALSO, ADD SOME INBOARD LIGHTS, ( waterproof, dimmable, 12VDC, LED "strip lights")TO ILLUMINATE THE INTERIOR OF THE BOAT, IF EVER NEEDED, (SOME RED, SOME "YELLOW"("WARM WHITE"?= "bug lights"?), TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S INBOARD, AND, TO USE WHILE READING MAPS, OR, DIGGING FOR TACKLE, OR GEAR,...TYING KNOTS, ETC,. I MAY ADD A SWIVEL MOUNTED "FLOOD/SPOT" LIGHT, ON EACH END, AND, ON EACH SIDE, AMIDSHIP, TO BE ABLE TO SEARCH THE WATERS NEARBY, WHILE LOOKING OUT FOR ROCKS, OBSTACLES, WEEDS, WILDLIFE, ETC.
Another excellent video. Yep I have a Jon boat and we need to do this for certain. Thanks Wayne. I new this whole boating thing and your good and explaining stuff.
I love that you mentioned Project Farms video on batteries. That was so good. They should be required to list how many mAh batteries are. Other products are required to tell you how much you are getting. Why is it not required on batteries?
I bought these lights last year for my canoe and hated them. This year I replaced them with the NAVISAFE Navilight. In my opinion the difference in quality was far greater and led to a cleaner install with the various mounting options and most of all more visible on the water.
It "might" be - basically these things are emergency use lights. If I was going to be travelling in the dark on regular occasions, fixed mount lights would be much better.
Got my set today from Amazon ...Not impressed when the bright white light didn't even go on .Right out of the package too . Big LAME FAIL on that one. Way to go Attwood. I payed $49.00 for it too.
Don’t buy this junk. With only one screw to tighten to the boat with they come lose and fall over and loosen up. Just carry a small 12 volt battery and wire in 12 volt LED lights. It’s about your safety not being cheap just to save a couple dollars. It’s just like every boat no matter what size should have a bilge pump in it NOT A BUCKET. YOU CANT BUCKET OUT THE WATER AS FAST AS A BILGE PUMP CAN
You bring up some good points. If a person is fishing and using a fish-finder, obviously a battery (or two) with wired lights and a bilge pump makes a lot more sense then my simple setup. Technically we are required to have lights, and I am almost always only out in the daytime, so these lights suffice so that I have 'something'. If I was planning to be out at dusk or before dawn regularly, these lights WOULD NOT be the way to go. As far as bilge pumps go, they are certainly better than a bucket but would also require me to have a battery on board and often I don't have that either. Maybe this year I'll do some more upgrades.
I like the fact you show your thought process on the fitting points......many just edit out the wrong ways and say.....hey, this is how you do it I'm a genius.
Definitely loop a " string " to the lamps. Be interesting to see how they hold up in saltwater and I'm sure you will do a follow up film to let us know.
You have a nice home there.....it looks very peaceful.
Thanks - I try to include that stuff because it's what we all go through!
The 3 or 4 Project Farm vids I have seen so far were TOP NOTCH.!!! Those lights appear to be a great solution! CHEERS from Canadian Wet West Coast!
Yeah he's a good guy!
You should clamp the front (bow) lights on with a small block of wood on top of the bow so it lifts up the screw and raises the light a little bit over your rope. That would make it easier to screw on and a little better to see.
I bought a similar light kit. Haven't installed it yet but I think my little Jon boat will be easier to install the same thing! I'll do a video soon
Wayne. I just bought a bass boat and I have leaned some good stuff from you. This was another excellent take on how to handle things on water
Thanks!
I just got mine in I love them they work great!
THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, WAYNE!!! FYI: I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS, [...AND, ALSO, "PROJECT FARM"s" VIDEOS]!!! FYI: I WANT TO INSTALL SOME LED STRIP LIGHTS (OUTBOARD BELOW THE GUNWALES, ON MY CANOE, FOR NAVIGATION, AND, ADD SEVERAL FEET OF COLORED REFLECTIVE TAPE, TOO, INCASE MY LIGHTS FAIL, I'D AT LEAST HAVE THE REFLECTOR TAPE ADJACENT.
I WILL LIKELY ALSO, ADD SOME INBOARD LIGHTS, ( waterproof, dimmable, 12VDC, LED "strip lights")TO ILLUMINATE THE INTERIOR OF THE BOAT, IF EVER NEEDED, (SOME RED, SOME "YELLOW"("WARM WHITE"?= "bug lights"?), TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S INBOARD, AND, TO USE WHILE READING MAPS, OR, DIGGING FOR TACKLE, OR GEAR,...TYING KNOTS, ETC,.
I MAY ADD A SWIVEL MOUNTED "FLOOD/SPOT" LIGHT, ON EACH END, AND, ON EACH SIDE, AMIDSHIP, TO BE ABLE TO SEARCH THE WATERS NEARBY, WHILE LOOKING OUT FOR ROCKS, OBSTACLES, WEEDS, WILDLIFE, ETC.
Another excellent video. Yep I have a Jon boat and we need to do this for certain. Thanks Wayne. I new this whole boating thing and your good and explaining stuff.
Thank you! - Glad to help
These are great as a backup on any boat. I use lithium batteries and put them in backward till i need them.
Nice tip!
I love that you mentioned Project Farms video on batteries. That was so good. They should be required to list how many mAh batteries are. Other products are required to tell you how much you are getting. Why is it not required on batteries?
I bought these lights last year for my canoe and hated them. This year I replaced them with the NAVISAFE Navilight. In my opinion the difference in quality was far greater and led to a cleaner install with the various mounting options and most of all more visible on the water.
Good to hear! I actually looked these up and they are considerably more expensive - but may be worth looking in to.
Canadian tire has then i just got one today
Ha ha ha I bought the same lights. I love them.
Thank You
I have these, they lasted about three weeks before the insides started to rust and give out.
Oh dang! Mine have been okay so far
So...how do they look at night? Is stern light visible from one mile away?
It "might" be - basically these things are emergency use lights. If I was going to be travelling in the dark on regular occasions, fixed mount lights would be much better.
The small screws are to big to fit in the quick mount for green and red
Or at least I couldn’t get them in at all
Have the same set for my 14ft havnt really tried them yet so I'm not entirely sure how reliable they are
I'm definitely going to have a safety line attached.
Got my set today from Amazon ...Not impressed when the bright white light didn't even go on .Right out of the package too . Big LAME FAIL on that one. Way to go Attwood. I payed $49.00 for it too.
Dang - thanks for sharing!
Go stuff but long
ants in the transom is bad news
It is - but with an aluminum boat they will be easy to deal with.
Wayne The Boat Guy There is often wood in the transom.
Don’t buy this junk. With only one screw to tighten to the boat with they come lose and fall over and loosen up. Just carry a small 12 volt battery and wire in 12 volt LED lights. It’s about your safety not being cheap just to save a couple dollars. It’s just like every boat no matter what size should have a bilge pump in it NOT A BUCKET. YOU CANT BUCKET OUT THE WATER AS FAST AS A BILGE PUMP CAN
You bring up some good points. If a person is fishing and using a fish-finder, obviously a battery (or two) with wired lights and a bilge pump makes a lot more sense then my simple setup.
Technically we are required to have lights, and I am almost always only out in the daytime, so these lights suffice so that I have 'something'. If I was planning to be out at dusk or before dawn regularly, these lights WOULD NOT be the way to go.
As far as bilge pumps go, they are certainly better than a bucket but would also require me to have a battery on board and often I don't have that either. Maybe this year I'll do some more upgrades.
Perhaps, pour in a bucket of water, with a few drops of dish detergent... drain it out after 30 minute... "problem ants" will be done!!!!