Here a little something for those who sail in the dark, or maybe just sometimes visit the boat in the dark. It's an LED light mounted under and inside the dodger/sprayhood.
Here are the parts I used:
I made the aluminum bar myself, and the wiring of course, other than than it is standard electrical parts.
Remember to cut the holes in the fabric, without removing any fabric, just leave excessive fabric as tounges or flaps, that get stuck between the alu bar, and the switch and the lamp. Use a rest of fabric to test and modify the exact size of the wholes in the alu bar, to create a tight fit.
And here is how nicely it works:
The green ligth is our GPS, of course. The light is strong enough for reading a map, but not too strong as to be blinding.
If it's a pitch black night at open see, we may choose only to use the red lamp in the port side:
I hope you like it. We did when returning from Flensburg Fjord last year in December.
Best regards Jesper Milling.
