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aclemieux · Jan-16-2006, 08:19 AM

I just posted this on http://seastriper.com in December. Hope it helps. I looked this light up on the TH Marine website and it's supposed to be available as LED or incandescant (also says so on front of package). Mine is the latter of the two. I guess that's just what Seaswirl uses now. This is the one I bought. It says 5 candlepower:
http://www.shootnhunt.com/boat_acces...e/6003144.html

I'm betting this 15 candlepower one is the LED version:
http://www.shootnhunt.com/boat_acces...e/6031507.html

Anyway, here's the write-up.
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Bought this little gem a few weeks ago and finally finished this project last night.

I got the light at Seawitch Marine (my dealer). It is the replacement part for the ones that are now supposedly standard on the 2005 & 2006 models. When I was there, they showed me the placement of one in a 2601WA, so I decided to match its location. Installation was simple.

Just drilled a hole through the side of the tank (from the inside through to the starboard battery compartment). Then I used a hole saw to cut a round area around through the foam insulation around the hole to accomodate the nut. Had to be gentle so I didn't dig into the fiberglass below it. Then I just removed the rest of the insulation. This would have been a cleaner install if I'd done it a little higher, but I wanted good illumination for the bait. I sealed the foam with two-part epoxy before going any further. The light bulb assembly detaches from the main plastic lens assembly to allow bulb replacement, so I used 5200 to permanently glue the lens in place. It looks a little messy, but it doesn't leak.

I ran a ground wire to a ground block located about a foot & a half from the light and then ran a positive wire up the starboard rigging tube to one of the switches on the panel labeled "ACC". These two switches seemed to have no function, but when I started digging around in the wires behind them, I found that one of them was wired to switch the recharger plug below the steering wheel and the other was a spare. It had a pre-existing wire run from one side of it to a fuse on the fuse panel already, so all I had to do was connect my positive wire to its other post. Very cool.

The connections I made were with marine ferrules that I heatshrunk over completely. I put smaller diameter heatshrink in the ends of the wires' insulation before crimping to increase their diameter to make the bigger heatshrink seal more tightly. Then I just tie-wrapped all the wires that were run in open areas.

It provides a pretty low light. Kind of like "mood" lighting for the bait.

Here's a shot of it after dark with no flash:

I give this project 2 hammers (out of 10) for difficulty. I'm going to have to get out on the water soon.

Jan-16-2006, 08:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
aclemieux Back to basics. Name: Adam Age: 41 Vessel: Seaswirl Striper 2301WA; Ustafish: USS Pasadena SSN 752 Location: Winslow, Maine Job:Working for Johnny Appleseed Bio: Checked out, but can never leave.	Re: Bait tank light ? I just posted this on http://seastriper.com in December. Hope it helps. I looked this light up on the TH Marine website and it's supposed to be available as LED or incandescant (also says so on front of package). Mine is the latter of the two. I guess that's just what Seaswirl uses now. This is the one I bought. It says 5 candlepower: http://www.shootnhunt.com/boat_acces...e/6003144.html I'm betting this 15 candlepower one is the LED version: http://www.shootnhunt.com/boat_acces...e/6031507.html Anyway, here's the write-up. __________________________________________________ ________ Bought this little gem a few weeks ago and finally finished this project last night. I got the light at Seawitch Marine (my dealer). It is the replacement part for the ones that are now supposedly standard on the 2005 & 2006 models. When I was there, they showed me the placement of one in a 2601WA, so I decided to match its location. Installation was simple. Just drilled a hole through the side of the tank (from the inside through to the starboard battery compartment). Then I used a hole saw to cut a round area around through the foam insulation around the hole to accomodate the nut. Had to be gentle so I didn't dig into the fiberglass below it. Then I just removed the rest of the insulation. This would have been a cleaner install if I'd done it a little higher, but I wanted good illumination for the bait. I sealed the foam with two-part epoxy before going any further. The light bulb assembly detaches from the main plastic lens assembly to allow bulb replacement, so I used 5200 to permanently glue the lens in place. It looks a little messy, but it doesn't leak. I ran a ground wire to a ground block located about a foot & a half from the light and then ran a positive wire up the starboard rigging tube to one of the switches on the panel labeled "ACC". These two switches seemed to have no function, but when I started digging around in the wires behind them, I found that one of them was wired to switch the recharger plug below the steering wheel and the other was a spare. It had a pre-existing wire run from one side of it to a fuse on the fuse panel already, so all I had to do was connect my positive wire to its other post. Very cool. The connections I made were with marine ferrules that I heatshrunk over completely. I put smaller diameter heatshrink in the ends of the wires' insulation before crimping to increase their diameter to make the bigger heatshrink seal more tightly. Then I just tie-wrapped all the wires that were run in open areas. It provides a pretty low light. Kind of like "mood" lighting for the bait. Here's a shot of it after dark with no flash: I give this project 2 hammers (out of 10) for difficulty. I'm going to have to get out on the water soon. __________________ -Adam on the "Bella Donna".