https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-diy-light-bar/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:05:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-diy-light-bar/#comment-92892 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 13:06:02 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=131169#comment-92892 I use light bars on all my boat trailers for a couple of reasons. 1. Squirrels constantly chew any wires they can find. 2. I think regular immersion of lights hastens their demise. 3. A light bar gets my lights up higher and closer to the stern of the boat, where they are more visible. I use a 2×2 for the bar, long enough to lay across the gunwales of various boats and can be used across the rear of the trailer, if moving without a boat.

]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-diy-light-bar/#comment-92602 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:36:54 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=131169#comment-92602 Wood hockey sticks, especially the laminated ones, are not waterproof. If you use one, varnish it well or epoxy-coat it first or it will not last more than a season or two. Better to start with an aluminum or carbon-fiber stick. All are the same price at your local hockey rink: free.

]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-diy-light-bar/#comment-92524 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 19:37:45 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=131169#comment-92524 Hi James,
Looks great. I wound up with something similar, but bought separate pieces as I did not know of the kits. Also I used underground-rated wire nuts instead of solder splices. The solder ones should be best, but mine have no failures in 12 years of use and may be easier to install if a heat gun was not available.

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