Rub Rail Lights Installed

i think i like em let us know how they work for ya

those look sweet.

Very nice. Was that a kit?

Obewan said:

Very nice. Was that a kit?

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Not hardly. Note the part about making 3 jigs to make this happen. The LED's I bought were not evenly spaced so a drilling jig had to be made in order to get the spacing right. I would not recommend the LED's I used from http://www.oznium.com/led-flex-strips

Westy

Westy said:

I would not recommend the LED's I used from http://www.oznium.com/led-flex-strips

Westy

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Why not, just the spacing issue? The guys back east are using them but I think they are over drilling to allow for the poor fit. Let me know how you feel about the amount of light they put out please?

That is way cool!

Dont want to sound like a dumb a$$ but do they serve a purpose or just for looks?

Westy said:

Not hardly. Note the part about making 3 jigs to make this happen. The LED's I bought were not evenly spaced so a drilling jig had to be made in order to get the spacing right. I would not recommend the LED's I used from http://www.oznium.com/led-flex-strips

Westy

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Thanks I wasn't sure about what was meant for the 3 jigs. Thanks for that website as a reference.

Gonzo8879 said:

Dont want to sound like a dumb a$$ but do they serve a purpose or just for looks?

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Ever heard of fishing with a black light at night? That'll be what they are for...

Thats sweet and nice job I want to do some lites on my boat.

desertbird said:

Ever heard of fishing with a black light at night? That'll be what they are for...

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Yeah wow thats a cool way to do it. I dont fish often at night but have seen boats out there that look like a house at christmas time.

Great idea and even a better job, now how much and how long did it take to do it

Bob,

The light they put out is sufficient for watching your line but it does nothing for the shoreline. So I planned to talk to you about a moonbeam for the center of the boat. Would that light up the shoreline and not overpower my UV LED's.

The reasons I don't like the ozium lights are because of the spacing and they are fragile about being bent back and forth too much. I'm having issues with a couple that I've had to order replacements on.

Westy

I'm sure we can figure something out for the shore lighting on your rig. Give me an email or call to discuss it.

Gonzo8879 said:

Dont want to sound like a dumb a$$ but do they serve a purpose or just for looks?

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They are UV lights so they light up your fishing line as long as your using fluorescent line. Like the posters with blacklights from the 60's.

Westy

poacher said:

Great idea and even a better job, now how much and how long did it take to do it

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Poacher:
I spent $160 for the (4) 38" LED strips, $49 for the new rub rail insert from Allison and then my father in law spent hours making jigs. The first was to split the backside of the rail and make an opening to put the lights in, the second jig was to sand down the uneven sides and bottom of the strip lights so the would be square and would work in the third jig to do the drilling which is quite ingenious. It indexes the lights so the hole is drilled exactly where it needs to be no matter what the spacing is between the lights.

Oh, and $5 for a can of silicone spray to get the rub rail back into the aluminum extrusion. So the total cost was about 1 million dollars when I consider my father in laws work. :biggrin:

Time to complete the project was about 4 weeks.

Westy

lotsa luck said:

I'm sure we can figure something out for the shore lighting on your rig. Give me an email or call to discuss it.

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Will do.

Westy

Slick idea and a nice installation.

But I have to confess that what popped into my mind when I first saw the picture was whether the boat trailer had matching low-rider tires (LOL)!

Frank