Installing navigation lights on a boat

[@jakeb7478]

Amazing video to understand! I’m 15 and trying to completely re do my grandfathers, boat your videos have helped me greatly!

[@DangarMarine]

Glad to help mate, good luck with the boat. :)

[@brynmitchell5774]

I had no Idea of the complexity of Nav lights, Stu , your vids are brilliant , you are always my go to channel , the fact you do not assume we know the basics is what sets you apart from the flock.Thank you from the UK .

[@DangarMarine]

Glad to help. :)

[@brynmitchell5774]

The most precious thing we have and that we can give is TIME , thank you folr this ace channel , I am a complete novice, with a seized 2 stroke 10 hp Mariner, and a 16 ft grp old Dinghy, Mariner is built in the 80's I think, boat is older , it is an Orkney Long Liner mk 1, displacement hull, I want to make it better, and sort out the Engine, Your channel is giving me the confidence [ albeit slowly[I am not mechanically minded with no skills ] to actually have a go at both projects . Thank you .

[@melissabreedlove8211]

I really appreciate ur video. I have been looking for better information on navigation lights on KZbin for a few months and ur video explained things very clearly! Thank you.

[@DangarMarine]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nickhuber2977]

I am about to rig up the lights on my pontoon for Lake Erie. These are the best instructional videos I have found. Thank you.

[@DangarMarine]

Hey Nick, glad the videos have been helping you. Good luck with the pontoon boat. :)

[@lpd1snipe]

Former US Navy and Merchant Marine engineer here. As someone whose job at times was changing the port/starboard bulbs high aloft on on ocean going vessels, the US Coastguard takes indicator lights seriously. They don't muck about on Flagged vessels. Good stuff mate!

[@firstmkb]

I was expecting something dodgy when you said not quite legal, but your aft lighting solution is brilliant & practical. Thanks for taking the time to make these!

[@perrycavender7100]

Thank you so much, your videos are very helpful. You present them so a beginner to a pro can understand and follow them.

[@DangarMarine]

You're very welcome!

[@kevinvanlohuizen2709]

Great video, love boat videos since it is so internationally standard for the most part.

[@DangarMarine]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertwalker5555]

I am a new boat owner thanks for the vids I learn something new every time I watch.

[@DangarMarine]

+Homer1900 1 Thanks mate. Glad the videos are helping you. :)

[@cormaccahill8798]

Fantastic video by far the best marine youtuber out there helping me greatly on my first time restoration

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Cormac, glad the videos have been helping you with your restoration. :)

[@tolgahk84]

Stu i wish you had this video up a couple of weeks ago it would have saved me having to get somebody else install the lights and renew the wiring through out my boat. Hopefully i'll have my boat fixed up before the end of this summer and get her out on the river for a fish, might catch up with you on the hawkesbury once the boats fixed.

[@DangarMarine]

+tolgahk84 I'm starting to realise I should have done all the common things first like the lights and tell-tale before doing the engine rebuilt video. Oh well... I was thinking it might be fun to pick a weekend to have a channel meet up on the water. Let me know if you are ever coming around Dangar Island.

[@chrismccartney8668]

Great clear video and full explanation..

[@SuperIbza]

Gotta love Sydney's weather. Four seasons in one day!

[@DangarMarine]

Oh yeah, that's for sure.

[@IslanderSailboatInfo]

Great video, thanks! Really appreciate the real-world battery system wiring for a working boat.

[@DangarMarine]

+Islander Sailboat Thanks mate. That wiring certainly is a bit special! ;)

[@Roxyfishing]

love all your videos! not afraid of carbs anymore either thanks to you!

[@DangarMarine]

Thank Ryan, carbs are nothing to fear!

[@LucSmall]

love the huge blackboard.

[@DangarMarine]

+Luc Small It's amazing what you can do with 500mls of blackboard paint! I want a second tin now. ;)

[@benjaminmorgan-collins3884]

Great video

[@smokster0604]

Cool hack the stern light on the cowling nice job... looks like you have some swift current there

[@DangarMarine]

Yeah, the river sure can run. I do like that configuration for a stern light. I went with an all-round pole light this time so we'll see how long it lasts. It certainly won't be as safe from knocking on wharves etc.

[@robfranssenmusic]

So helpfull for on my boat thanks man !

[@GarryThomassaltyreefers]

Great informative video, as always. Thank you for sharing.

[@DangarMarine]

You're welcome Gary. :)

[@cheriebobbins]

great video, thanks

[@circularebin]

Your videos are some of the most practical and informative boat videos. I really appreciate the effort you put into making these videos. When you discussed the “legally technical” issues regarding the light mounted on your engine, I had an idea that should solve the issue. The mounting area is a brilliant idea. Personally, I can’t stand the poles. I think a new mounting bracket would solve the issue with lighting while maneuvering. Rather than cutting the bracket as a straight piece, then bending the 90, making the “L,” first cut the bracket into a “T” shape. The “T” could be bent around at say a 45 on each side, which would allow another 2 lights to be installed, and no matter the direction of the engine, the light could be seen from the rear. I’m referring to a shape similar to this ... \_/ ... the aluminum sheet appeared rigid enough to handle the shape. Just a thought.

[@DangarMarine]

Hey Mark, I like that mounting location too and I see what you are saying with your bracket. The main trouble is it can't show a bigger arc that the regulations allow otherwise you don't know when you have stopped being the overtaking vessel. I think it is worth thinking about thought because I would like to move back to this system again on my boat. It worked well for many years.

[@MCP53]

This video was exactly what I was looking for! I understand the Colregs fully, but I live on a 38' narrowboat on a river and all sorts of questions came to mind. The boat was sold to me as a 40 footer, but the original paperwork shows 38 feet, so actually, by Colregs, the 3-mile lights I bought are too big! The sides of the superstructure are not vertical, but inclined; should I fashion a bracket to install them vertically? Narrowboats are long and thin and the best place for the port and starboard lights is quite far forward, as it is this part of the boat that is going to poke around the corner first. Most of the plastic cruisers in the marina have them installed about half way aft. The best news is that I can use the single 360 degree masthead light, which can double as an anchor or fishing light. The bracket-making and electrical connection advice was brilliant. Thank you!

[@DangarMarine]

Hey Malcom, yes, I would make some sort of bracket to keep the lights at the correct angle. Even just a wedge-cut piece of hardwood or something should do the trick. Good point about having them further forward in your context of enclosed waterways rather than the open ocean.

[@MCP53]

You are right about the bracket. I shall get inventive :-)

[@remus2475]

Thanks for the info. Great video.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, glad you liked it. :)

[@jarlebrve6576]

Good stuff. Im glad we dont see too much of the water police in my neck of the fjords. I'd be surprised if they would know anything about boat lights anyway, considering the knowledge the road police in Norway DON'T possess about car lights

[@DangarMarine]

+Jarle Børve The fjords sound like the perfect place to go boating then. Maybe a little cold. ;)

[@roarmller-hansen3311]

Thx for "navigation course", my understanding is a bit rusty from back to the days in the navy. but I worked mostly With engines&electrician. Good video, good explanations! I put a recommandation for Your videos on my Facebook. See you mate!

[@DangarMarine]

+Roar Møller-Hansen You're welcome Roar, and thank you for the recommendations!

[@reevahdee7590]

Gday there mate, great videos, learning a lot from you , cheers keep up the good work

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, will try! :)

[@paullewis6612]

Following on your light connections: Could you manufacture a switch holder to put the lights on when you engage forward?

[@brandononeill673]

What type of wiring did you use to extend the cables? Thanks

[@johnmorrison1259]

Great video thanks - very informative. Do you have a video on installing a seat pedestal?

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, no, not yet unfortunately.

[@johnchapman8976]

Hey mate, just thought I'd let you know your videos are bloody awesome and very informative. Great job mate and much appreciated. I have gone from repairing my boat which was a total lemon when I bought it to putting another outboard on and now ill be wiring up the lights. I'm somewhat a beginner with this stuff but have managed all of it thanks to you and your videos. Will you be putting up any videos on wiring up a sounde/plotter?

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, great to hear your boat is getting there. If you search for "dangar marine raymarine" you'll find a few videos I've done on installing 3 different units.

[@johnchapman8976]

Thanks alot mate ill have a look today.

[@ourboatproject29]

Hi Great video, just wondering what you think of the new LED strip navigation lights?

[@daynecowan]

Good video mate. Loved the theory, keep that coming. I was wondering if there is a need to round the corners of those aluminum brackets? Looks like you could easily catch ropes on them? Or is that not a big deal? Also, who polices navigation lights when you are on the water? Can you get stopped for incorrect positioning or use?

[@DangarMarine]

+Dayne Cowan Yeah, I was kicking myself for not rounding them because they can also cut if you trip on them. I normally do but had a bit of a brain fade while filming this. Roads and Maritime and the Water Police all check navigation lights and yes, you can certainly get fines if they are wrong.

[@sydneysurf4036]

Thanks so much very helpful!

[@alanair7019]

Now if i had of click directly to the 6min mark with out finding out the ins and outs of the ducks bum i would have had the port and starboard lights crossing one another for sure, than god i watched i could have been a desaster. haha Thanks.

[@jonathankrantz9263]

Great video. I was totally engaged because it was information I really wanted to know. I’m left wondering about the battery and the power that could maybe blow the globes (or LED’s). Is it easy to regulate the voltage or whatever? How long does the (is it a regular car battery) last?

[@DangarMarine]

These marine LED lights have built in resistance to limit current flow so they are fine connected directly to a battery. Depends on the size and health of the battery how long they will last but LEDs can run for days on a single charge.

[@TheKris7979]

Hey boss i have a small 14ft vhull with a steering wheel and I'm wondering what the smallest or best motor I can get away with that will allow me to have steering and throttle control. can something like a 72 evinrude 6hp motor be compatible with something like that? also awesome videos, keep them coming

[@DangarMarine]

Good question, I'm presuming some outboards weren't configurable to have forward controls, but I'm not sure about the old Evinrude 6's. I'm pretty sure many of the small (around 10HP) outboards can take forward controls though but you might need to talk to a dealer to confirm for sure. You could also look at an exploded diagram for the outboard you are looking at on MarineEngine.com and see if they show parts for the tiller and non-tiller versions.

[@724riff]

Hi i wanted to ask and i am sry i do not have more of my boats info but .. i have a 22 ft boat and a mercury 225 fourstroke and 2 deep cycle m,arine bateries ,........ i am interested in doing some night fishingh so with the navigation lights on ,,, and the white light on the t top and maybe the sonar / gps running maybe a pero light how badly does all that drain batteries because i also have a front and rear spreader light i wanted to use . and that seems like alotta juice . so any info would be helpful thanks

[@TroyBoy87]

Great channel glad I stumbled upon it. I’m new to boating got myself an old Savage Tasman as a project so you’re videos are coming in handy however I have 2 questions I would like to ask of you 1. Does the anchor light have to be mounted on the rear of the boat and 2. Can I use just a standard car battery for checking the electrics (lights once I replace them) or should I purchase a marine battery from the start? P.S. I don’t plan on running an outboard on the car battery. Thanks

[@DangarMarine]

Hey mate, no, the anchor light can be anywhere but needs to be visible from every direction and be (I believe) 1 metre higher than the side lights (but a good practical separation will do for a recreational boat) Yes, I wouldn't be too concerned about using a car battery.

[@TroyBoy87]

Dangar Marine thank you for that info. I want to ask just one more from you, I watched you’re video last night about wiring a boat, I was looking at purchasing the cables from BCF it’s 3mm 16amp, would that be enough to run lights, radio, fish finder etc or should I use a bigger size ?

[@paulthomason8375]

I have a question I have a 1989 to 90 johnson 150 gt I'm finding water in my lower unit do u got a video showing how to get the lower unit off in steps thank u

[@DangarMarine]

This general service video shows getting the lower unit off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qprLZaJvYrt9aMk

[@ssv6.057]

anyone know if i can use the aluminium boat as a ground

[@DangarMarine]

No, don't use the hull. Although it will work electrically you will cause the hull to corrode through electrolysis.

[@ssv6.057]

Dangar Marine thanks matey really apprecite it..great channel you got here..do you have any videos on changing carburetors on a 25 johnson ? Im wanting to put a 30hp carburetor on it

[@DangarMarine]

Not specifically, but most carburettors are pretty similiar in principle.

[@anthonyroby296]

No marine sealant between the bracket and the deck? The wiring on that boat looks like a nightmare - corrosion everywhere!

[@DangarMarine]

You certainly could put sealant, but it isn't necessary on these types of open boat. The electrics sure were a mess. I'm going to do a vid soon on rewiring my boat which is almost as bad!

[@anthonyroby296]

+Dangar Marine I don't know. My boat's brand new and trying to figure out where the wires go and what they do is as much of a challenge as an old one! Thanks for the videos!

[@DangarMarine]

+Anthony Roby Thanks mate and enjoy your new boat. That electrical video will definitely start with figuring out what you've got already.

[@PapaSaint70]

Why not put a sealant under the brackets?

[@DangarMarine]

You would if it was a boat with a dry internal cabin. In this case water gets everywhere anyway so it wasn't worth it.

[@PapaSaint70]

OK, great thanks!

[@ronpowell2373]

A quick wiring diagram for those that may find it useful. www.mediafire.com/?z26f39in0jhlsjz . you will need Sketchup to view it. Please advise you see any errors.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Ron. Downloading Sketchup now, will get back to you soon.

[@DangarMarine]

Hi Ron, finally got around to checking out your wiring diagram, quite cool. I'll be redoing the wiring in the Green Machine very soon so I'll look at bringing elements of this into the design. I've now got a Shopify site setup under the dangarmarine.com.au domain so I'll see if I can start adding some extra pages for information like this and an FAQ or something. Thanks for sharing it. Maybe an image or PDF export would be good so people can check it out without using Sketchup.

[@trevorstover3710]

Is that your boat ?

[@DangarMarine]

No, it's not.

[@lightbreezy]

All your videos are great and I enjoy them. But, is there anyway you can improve the sound? Sometimes it sounds like you are under water. Not great for boating videos! LOL

[@DangarMarine]

+Kevin Higgins Thanks Kevin, and yes, it's fun you should mention it. I finally got an ad payment from Google that I am going to put toward buying a lapel mic this week. Should be much better from now on!

[@fanaticforager6610]

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[@estebanfandila]

nice video,lot of info,but sound ....poor,you can buy a microphone for less than $40 and you will improve your videos big time.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. Bought a wireless lapel mic many months ago now. Made a huge difference to the audio.

[@scottprendergast2680]

👍 aussie man sound sucks Redo video