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18 February 2015, 21:18
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
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LED trailer marker lights
Anyone added LED trailer marker lights? Hauling a boat at night with just a lighting board seems inadequate. I used to have marker lights on my last Indespension trailer and loved them. They weren't fully submersible, but as I was launching a Zodiac Pro it was a shallow hull so could literally float off in shallow depth
The RIBcraft is a different ballgame so any marker lights are going to get dunked on my Rapide trailer. I intend to have front white LED light with rear red ones. Power can be spliced from the 12v supply with a suitable connection off the trailer board.
What do you reckon to these? Could use stailess steel short thread bolts and nuts to hold in situ. Mudguards are nylon so drilling is straight forward.
White LED Marker Light 12v or 24v. Front Side Marker Lamp for Cars Vans & Trucks | eBay
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19 February 2015, 05:57
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Country: USA
Town: NorCal
Boat name: SHARKY
Make: AB
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF75 & BF5
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Our laws in the USA require amber colored side marker lights. Keeps someone from merging with your boat.
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19 February 2015, 08:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Here's a link to the legal lighting requirements:
Trailer lighting rules, regulations and requirements. | UK-Trailer-Parts
Anything over and above can only be safer in my view, providing they conform correctly. Obviously there is the issue of maintenance of them and dunking, but you can get sealed lighting so this shouldn't be too bad.
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19 February 2015, 08:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
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Living in the Midlands and boating all year round I have lost count of the times I have overtaken a vehicle which has then started to pull out having not noticed a boat on the back of the car. I looked into led lights down the side of the trailer and in the end settled for two forward facing white lights on the back of the trailer board. They are located right on the ends and light up the whole of the boat down both sides. Not had the problem since and that was over two years ago. They are also useful for me when getting home as I have a dog leg to reverse around and it shows me the back edges of the trailer.
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19 February 2015, 08:51
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Sent from my iPhone using RIB Net
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19 February 2015, 10:02
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Paisley
Boat name: Don't know yet...
Make: Arctic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x 150 etecs
Join Date: Aug 2009
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I have Led lighting all round the trailer. I don't use a trailer board as everything is fitted to the trailer.
The marker lights on my mudguards help people see how wide the trailer is at night on some of the narrow roads up here and also makes towing at night much easier.
Another plus point is it makes it easy to recover the boat at night as well.
3 years of regular use and I have had no issues with them.
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19 February 2015, 12:25
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: west mids /tywyn
Boat name: HAWK
Make: RIBCRAFT/ Suzuki 250
Length: 7m +
Engine: Tohatsu 3.8/15hpsuzi
MMSI: 235086594
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,270
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcd22
I have Led lighting all round the trailer. I don't use a trailer board as everything is fitted to the trailer.
The marker lights on my mudguards help people see how wide the trailer is at night on some of the narrow roads up here and also makes towing at night much easier.
Another plus point is it makes it easy to recover the boat at night as well.
3 years of regular use and I have had no issues with them.
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Yep I can vouch for that seen them in action, what a great set up 
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19 February 2015, 15:32
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
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Id get rid of the dogs leg dude, make it easier to do then!!
Sorry to hear that!
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19 February 2015, 15:35
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AJ.
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Thats my Bloody socket set you nobber!!!
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19 February 2015, 18:13
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Sep 2011
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That's my socket set and I want the other socket back on Sunday you brizzel thief
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19 February 2015, 20:18
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
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aaaghhh gimme my ratshit 
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19 February 2015, 20:49
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Cheers for the suggestions. Those dunk'n LEDs look like the dog's danglies.
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20 February 2015, 11:53
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Paisley
Boat name: Don't know yet...
Make: Arctic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x 150 etecs
Join Date: Aug 2009
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The main lights are from LED Auto lamps and the marker lights are from bolt on bits.
All the connections are made with glue filled heat shrink connectors.
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20 February 2015, 11:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,175
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mcd22
The main lights are from LED Auto lamps and the marker lights are from bolt on bits.
All the connections are made with glue filled heat shrink connectors.
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Got any more pics of the 110 conversion
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20 February 2015, 13:42
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Paisley
Boat name: Don't know yet...
Make: Arctic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x 150 etecs
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Which one?
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20 February 2015, 15:50
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
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Quote:
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Which one?
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Your with high top
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20 February 2015, 15:53
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Paisley
Boat name: Don't know yet...
Make: Arctic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x 150 etecs
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Its back off and that vehicle has been replaced with another one. Still trying to decide what to do with the roof.
It wasn't on long enough to get out of primer before it the vehicle was replaced
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20 February 2015, 16:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Quote:
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Its back off and that vehicle has been replaced with another one. Still trying to decide what to do with the roof.
It wasn't on long enough to get out of primer before it the vehicle was replaced
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Good it looked weird with that on
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20 February 2015, 21:57
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Paisley
Boat name: Don't know yet...
Make: Arctic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x 150 etecs
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It was pretty good on the inside though. The extra room makes a huge difference.
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