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Old 07 October 2008, 15:25   #1
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Console Nav lights????

Hi There,

Has anybody fitted nav lights to their console instead of the A frame?

What are the pros and cons for fitting to your console?

Does anybody have any pics of such an installation?

I have just ordered some LED nav lights from Aus down under and I fancy fitting them to my console over the coming weeks.
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Old 07 October 2008, 15:29   #2
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Pic of the console that I want to fit LED lNav lights on.
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You get some reflections off the tubes, probably less than you would get off wihite tubes though.
I like them there, less to go wrong
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I've seen quite a few RIB's here set up like you propose.

Bruce has a point about reflected light, and bodies obstructing the lights might be an issue as well; but where else are you going to put them?

The only other place would be on your arch (which is where I have mine), but it means building a suitable mounting plate, pulling wiring, etc.

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Where are you going to put the all round white or are you going to put two white lights on? An all round white on the console will blind you and if you're putting a steaming light on the A-frame it's just as much of a wiring job to put the lot on there.
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NAV lights

Yoyo this is the way I have fitted my nav lights it ok either way.

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I've got Hella P&S and a Aqua Signal masthead LED's which are great. The Hellas are 2Nm and are superbly bright for the size. I'll be interested to hear what the Aussie jobs are like.
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Old 07 October 2008, 17:35   #8
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Dom, thats the type of installation I am talking about...perfect!!

Mollers, Here are the lights that I have got coming. there is a link on the page to lots of LED's

Nos, I was thinking of mounting a battery powered all round light on the A frame.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=350102614938
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This is what they look like on in the dark. I don't have an A frame so the only way to get the 1m seperation and have them visible from the bow was to console mount them, plus there are no joints outsie the console. You can't see the lens directly while sitting in either seat unlike the pic standing further back.
All are LED and I am quite happy with the visibility and brightness. The instrument lighting is a bigger issue for darkness adapation IMO and I am looking to dim this further at the moment.
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dont forget the white light has to be 1 meter or more above the red and green ,
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[QUOTE=m chappelow;267128] dont forget the white light has to be 1 meter or more above the red and green , [/QUOTE

Is this lighting illegal then?


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I've got Hella P&S and a Aqua Signal masthead LED's which are great. The Hellas are 2Nm and are superbly bright for the size. I'll be interested to hear what the Aussie jobs are like.
I bought and fitted these during my build. considering the costs difference between these and Hella I was very impressed with them and they are very bright.
I paid more for some cheap nav lights on my old boat which didn't last long. The proof will be in a few years but as they are LED I am not sure there is much to go wrong.
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dont forget the white light has to be 1 meter or more above the red and green , [/QUOTE

Is this lighting illegal then?


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From memory (all my books on the subject are at home) those lights are fine for sailing boats but do not have the 1m vertical distance between red/green and white all round light for a power boat.
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with a sailing boat you would not use the all round white under way but could use the arw when anchored, although I would rather have sommat higher up, and the whole thing looks a bit of a lash up that I wouldnt consider putting on a boat. Beware of too bright a white light up on the A frame whilst underway. The brightest is not always the answer. In the early days of the advanced course the local authority sailing school kitted out its ribs with lights, money not being an issue, and on one they put a forward facing steaming light which was so bright it completely destroyed everyones night vision. It was like driving along in a globe of white light whilst anything outside of the globe was a complete mystery. The only answer was to have someone stand in front of it, or to switch the thing off, which rather defeated the object.
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The only answer was to have someone stand in front of it, or to switch the thing off, which rather defeated the object.
Couldn't they have changed out to a lower wattage bulb?


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steady on - this place was run by a local council-they didnt encourage individual thinking - s'probably why its shut down now
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I'll be interested to hear what the Aussie jobs are like.

Ok, The LED's got to my door in around a week, superfast service considering they came from the other side of the world.

I fitted them to my console last night, when I the switched em on they lit up the garage like a 70's disco!

I am very pleased with the lights coz they look quite smart, arn't to big and they are sealed water tight.

I would defo use the supplier once again. http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/jagtradingonline/
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