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  1. #91

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by finga View Post
    Why don't you have a blue and a red string side by side and use a double throw switch??
    Then you can do a scientific type study on which is best.
    I will do the next best thing and make up another one of these with a red lights and just try them side by side.

    That way, I have two, one of which a guest can use on the other side of the boat. (Not that I welcome guests very often.)

    Anyway, I shall see if the contraption is mechanically sound enough as it is before I build another one. It seems sound on dry land but it needs a live test on the bay to really test it.

    Quote Originally Posted by finga View Post
    What's next for the boat??
    Blue lights on the transom under the waterline to get the fish closer??

    Only if you tell me that is a good idea. :wink:

    I did read your comments previously about using the blue lights to attract squid and that has fascinated me because I caught a lovely snapper on a squid which was dumb enough to attack a prawn of mine at Mud Island a few weeks ago. He went straight back down as fresh bait and the fish went crazy over him.


    BTW, thanks for the tips, re the knife to trim the cable ties, etc.


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  2. #92

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by PinHead View Post
    I have decided against using those strip lighting thingies..I don't need nor want that much light. I have bought just a couple of LED lights..one each side of the boat. Those plus cateyes and a torch will do fine.

    It depends on how much night fishing you do, Greg.

    I have used the Cateyes and torch for a long time and found them to be superior to some of the other arrangements that I have tried with small flouros etc. However, I have to say that the under-gunwale lights do add significant value to comfortable use of a boat. I remain very happy to have installed mine.

    I reiterate a sentence that I wrote earlier in this thread ...

    "... if I land a fish at night-time I want to know all about him. In particular whether he is a baby snapper and not a "Happy Moments". Likewise, I want to know that that bit coral on the end of my line is just that and not a stonefish."

    Being able to instantly flood the floor with light gives me that comfort.
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  3. #93

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Just for baiting hook etc... have you tried those hat/caps with 3 built in LED lights from bunnings? they work a treat for doing things like that.

    russ

  4. #94

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by Razgo- View Post
    Just for baiting hook etc... have you tried those hat/caps with 3 built in LED lights from bunnings? they work a treat for doing things like that.

    Thanks Razgo. I have not used the $20 Bunnings caps but have used the clip on Cateyes and cheaper brands.


    The Cateye style 5 LED cap lights are pretty good. My first set cost $28 but got ruined in a bad storm out on the bay one night. The last lot that I bought, I imported three cheapies from China for about $3 each to my door from this crowd... http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2782 They are pretty good as well.


    The annoying about all of those lights is that you cannot just switch them on and off. You have to cycle through five lights to three to flashing and then off. They are pretty, good other than that.


    The benefits of the clip-on cap lights as distinct from the integral Bunnings cap lights is that you can clip them onto any cap or hat. In particular, at night I wear a Frillneck cap which has the curtain thing that hangs down to protect neck and face. This is quiet useful to wear at night time as it keeps those annoying mossies away.


    The Bunnings caps do look pretty good, though. They seem to shine a lot of light.


    I am wanting a fixed easily switchable light in the boat, though.


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  5. #95

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    yeah you have to cycle through the bunnings cap lights too with a little built in button in the cap. 1x, 2 lights on. 2x, 3 lights on 3x, one front light on then 4x, it switches all off.

    I use the cap on the computer at night so i don't need to turn the main light on

    russ

  6. #96

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Got around to fitting some of the led strips i got. I have fitted 1 strip in each storage bin in the side of the quiny, its not as bright as the pics show, i will put 1 more down the back and 1 more up the front on separate switches.

  7. #97

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    I've been into a few nightclubs that look like that. :grin:



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  8. #98

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by MattyDucati View Post
    Got around to fitting some of the led strips i got. I have fitted 1 strip in each storage bin in the side of the quiny, its not as bright as the pics show, i will put 1 more down the back and 1 more up the front on separate switches.
    Sweeeet...yeah thats the "marine brothel" look i was getting at...not that i'd know what they look like of course :grin:.
    V nice....from what i've read it wouldnt screw up your night vision outside the boat too much either. Dont really need a lot of actual light with a seperate deckflood on a switch.

  9. #99

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by charleville View Post
    I've been into a few nightclubs that look like that. :grin:
    Was that 'The Beat' in the valley Charlie?? :huh:
    I intend on living for-ever....so far so good


  10. #100

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by finga View Post
    Was that 'The Beat' in the valley Charlie?? :huh:
    That sounds like the sort of place that I am pleased to say that I don't know of. :grin:

    Nah - more like the Jet Club and Whiskey-au-go-go, ie the clubs in the Valley in the early seventies and a few interstate joints that I have stumbled into on my regular travels in more recent years.

    Of course, Whiskey-au-go-go got firebombed so that was the end of that.

    Actually, I was walking past some of the inner city nightspots last week and two things struck me:-

    1. How they all seemed to have queues of people lining up to get in at late hours. I never saw a queue like that in my day.

    2. How loud the music was. Unbelievably loud! I now know why young peole have to use online dating agencies like RSVP because no one could chat up a chick in that noise. In fact, I doubt if she could hear you talk two hours after the music stopped. :shocked:



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    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Here's a few lights on my boat. I've got a 5m white strip around the gunnel and a few white and red strips on the cross bar of the canopy. Still waiting on a couple of strips but impressed with the result so far.

    For anyone still considering these lights, I would suggest going for the 5 metre 300 led strip from Ebay for around $40. Appear to be much better quality than the 70cm strips - neater appearance, heavier wires and have good 3m adhesive on the back.


  12. #102

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    scuttlebutt,
    You get 7 X 72 LED, for around the same price as the 5 m one, and the 7 strips give you 504 LED V 300 on the 5m.
    Just fix them with Sika flex.
    David

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    Ausfish Platinum Member scuttlebutt's Avatar
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    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Dnej,

    I paid $7.48 each delivered for my 72 led strips.

    I paid $39.57 delivered for my 5 metre strip. Hunt around for the ones offered in English pounds - the exchange rate helps.

    Either I paid too much or your calculator's broken.

    Plus the 5 metre strip is better quality, and you have less joins when running decent lengths. Heavier wire + less joins = less work, less problems, neater installation + greater reliability.

    I must add the disclaimer that I've only just fitted them and none of them have been exposed to salt-air yet. Will post up again after some use.

    Good idea on the sika - that is my intention once they've all been soldered and heatshrink added.

  14. #104

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    scuttle - this is what you purchased

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/5-Meters-Wate...item3a59b7fd70

    It's actually a different product. You will fine 72cm ones super bright compare to urs.

  15. #105

    Re: 12v LEDs for under gunnel lighting

    Quote Originally Posted by charleville View Post
    That sounds like the sort of place that I am pleased to say that I don't know of. :grin:

    Nah - more like the Jet Club and Whiskey-au-go-go, ie the clubs in the Valley in the early seventies and a few interstate joints that I have stumbled into on my regular travels in more recent years.

    Of course, Whiskey-au-go-go got firebombed so that was the end of that.

    Actually, I was walking past some of the inner city nightspots last week and two things struck me:-

    1. How they all seemed to have queues of people lining up to get in at late hours. I never saw a queue like that in my day.

    2. How loud the music was. Unbelievably loud! I now know why young peole have to use online dating agencies like RSVP because no one could chat up a chick in that noise. In fact, I doubt if she could hear you talk two hours after the music stopped. :shocked:



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    Lucky you have not been to my place then Bruce..7 speakers round the room and usually loud when I play something...it has to be loud..no such thing as "soft" music.

    As for the lighting..i just got 2 LED cabin lights and put them on the inside of the gunwhales..I don't want much light at all.

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