Help with installation please!

[Searush]

Having been convinced of the essential nature of underwater lights on all vessels, but still nervous about drilling holes in my dear SR, could someone advise how I could fit them to my Tender?

 

[dulcibella]

I agree with you in all respects. Have you thought of putting the lights inside the inflatable bit? It'll keep the electrics dry and make the tender glow weirdly. With tiny LED lights it should be pretty easy to do.

 

[Bloater]

Try using a blunt drill bit to make the holes in the tubes, otherwise you may find a sharp one will cut and the boat will sink.

 

[oldbilbo]

Wood screws are probably contra-indicated. Try Spax decking screws; they're probably more appropriate - and quite cheap now at Screwfix.

Do let us know how you get on.....

 

[JKay]

bolt them to the cavitation plate on your outboard not to many though else you'll take the limelight away from the Castle

 

[wizard]

Having been convinced of the essential nature of underwater lights on all vessels, but still nervous about drilling holes in my dear SR, could someone advise how I could fit them to my Tender?

I take it from your picture that you can swim ?

Please confirm before picking up the drill ...

 

[elton]

Having been convinced of the essential nature of underwater lights on all vessels, but still nervous about drilling holes in my dear SR, could someone advise how I could fit them to my Tender?

I'm planning to fit gas mantle lighting along the keels of my Westerly Pageant, come the annual liftout. Got any tips?

 

[sarabande]

rather than use precious electricity, collect all the time-expired pyrotechncis you can find, then tie them to a long line and set them off behind you as you run the motor. Very pretty.

 

[DanTribe]

For a neat job, form the holes with a blow lamp.
Go for the 240 volt lamps with a long extension lead.

 

[Baddox]

For a neat job, form the holes with a blow lamp.
Go for the 240 volt lamps with a long extension lead.

No, no, no, water and electricity don’t mix.
Use an intense portable source instead, for example a date expired parachute flare or hand held. This has the added advantage of showing you what underwater lights will look like before you fit them and what admiring attention you’ll receive.

 

[Searush]

I'm planning to fit gas mantle lighting along the keels of my Westerly Pageant, come the annual liftout. Got any tips?

That sounds good. A constant diet of FB pies & sprouts may produce sufficient gas to power them to, And, thanks to Bilbo's inventive "for sale" post we noe know that the old pie tins would make excellent reflectors to boost the output.


Some excellent suggestions so far, guys. Keep it up.

 

[Martin_J]

The rope lights I hang up the mast for Christmas say they're waterproof.. Well - the packaging did! I guess they'll be worth a try under the boat.. will let you know!

In fact.. coming back to the boat sometimes during the gales, I was half expecting the see the bottom of the marina lit up... 2x 60ft rope lights go a long way

 

[Twister_Ken]

Fit them to the floor. No problem. Don't fit them to the tubes. Problem.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I am planning to Pebble-Dash the entire hull as pebble-dashing is hard wearing; you have now giving me a good idea; I will also install underwater lights to reflect the beauty of the multicoloured pebbles

 

[Lakesailor]

Having been convinced of the essential nature of underwater lights on all vessels, but still nervous about drilling holes in my dear SR, could someone advise how I could fit them to my Tender?

I reckon that being an Earth-Mother****er, as you are, you'll be keen to harness the power of nature.
I can't recommend these Solar Powered Underwater lights highly enough.

Fixing should be a doddle with eco-friendly barnacles.

 

[wizard]

Is it April already ??

 

[jfkal]

Ga mantle

Just make sure you get the SOLAS approved water resistant type from the swindlery and antifoul the mantles prior to welding them to the keels. Oh, and get a CORGI certified engineer to fit the porous pre-cracked gas hoses from China.

I'm planning to fit gas mantle lighting along the keels of my Westerly Pageant, come the annual liftout. Got any tips?