Over here in Australia we have to have the white nav light as you call it, here it's an anchor light & the nav lights are the red green port starboard lights. So if you can find a neat way to make those DIY then great, all powered boats by law need the red green nav lights that are greater than 54 lumens so that they can be seen for 2 miles. I'm making a 10 foot longtail catamaran that also has hydro foils with a 13 HP motor which should reach about 40mph while it's off the water.
That' sounds like an awesome boat , over here in America or laws are the same as yours for power boats , but on kayaks they don't want you running green and red because boats can mistake you for another boat , and you don't have the speed to move out of the way . Is better they think your a anchored boat because a basically that's what you are moving 2 or 3 mph lol the brake light used on this Nav light is well beyond 50 lumens if I had to guess I would say closer to 250 lumens. But im sure you could make Nav lights for a boat using the same principle id you wanted . I appreciate you commenting buddy . I like learning too
Thank you Sir , I've got another video on just the nav light like I was saying in the video , and I'm getting ready to make another video about a cool kayak DIY idea I had so click the bell or just check back by buddy I think you like it as well . I appreciate you commenting I love feed back and I appreciate you watching as well
Solid work!! Crazy how stuff is almost made to fit other stuff. If you ever have a plastic gas can and lose the cap to the end of the plastic tube a 3/4" PVC cap fits perfect. I've been using one for 10 years and haven't lost it yet.
Soldering is never overkill,it’s piece of mind. Especially when dealing with DC voltage and moisture. On a side note.. when I solder I connect the wire horizontally, twist together,solder then shrink tube. Takes up less room.
I am getting into kayak fishing. I have two Lightning Strikes ordered. My wife wouldn’t go for me getting one unless I got a extra one for my Son or someone else. My Late Fathers best friend died while fishing by hisself and he didn’t go for fishing alone. This is a great idea and I am subscribed to your videos. I am just blown away by how many people share ideas. I think this is why I am drawn to this sport. Thank you for your great ideas. Learning a lot and boats hasn’t come in yet. Hope I got a good one!
That's awesome man , I go by myself on a kayak sometimes . But I've never been at night by myself . I've also never flip mine but almost did once . Always go with someone at least till you get comfortable any type boating can be dangerous
I built this, and it works extremely well. I fish in saltwater, and found that the led strip is not as waterproof as the manufacturer would have us believe. I had to re-solder an led connection that corroded under the clear material covering the strip, and resulted in half the strip going out. My solution was to order a marine grade clear shrink tube from Amazon. The shrink tube has a clear heat activated glue lining the inside that seals everything off from the elements, it's also pretty thick, so it protects the led's from bumps in the night. I've had it working now for about a year with no problems.
Dude, you are the man. Another great idea and build that outperforms anything that you could buy. I am in the middle of making mine. I went with a 1" PVC pipe for the LED strip light to wrap around. I also used a 4 way 1/2" T, and added two switches, one for the strip lights and one for the Nav light. I don't have a 12V battery yet, tried my house alarm's 12V battery, but it is so old that it is only kickin' out 7.56V! So I wired my lighting up to the alarm system where the 12V battery would otherwise be connected to. I did this to ensure that all my wire to wire and wire to switch connections were solid before gluing everything together. I bought LED strip lights that had a plug style connection, so I just grabbed an old charger of some sort that fit the LED, and it works great.
I needed to replace the Nav light on my Pontoon boat, I decided I didn't like it on the Bimini frame. So I ordered up an LED replacement that said it was BRIGHT. Oh it surely is! Best part is it is bright enough to use for a general light for fishin. Even with my old eyes, I can find stuff in my Tackle boxes. LED's are the bomb for fishin.
Thank you brother you know how it is on here you get better as you go . I learned some stuff from the first video I did, it helped me know what I needed ti cover better . I appreciate you brother
Thanks for the great idea. I made one change. For fitting the led brake light, I used a heat gun to soften the 1/2 in. PVC pipe, the simply pushed the base of the light into the PVC and held it there until cooled and pipe once again hard. I'm sure I'm not the first. I actually prefer the single brake light vs. the strip light. My strip light became so hot after 20 minutes that the 3/4" pipe soften and bent. I was testing the battery. I'm sure it will work if I o ly use it a few minutes for video.
That a great and simple solution , I should have thought of that , I've did it before , great idea . Ive never left the stripe light in long because of the bugs lol . Thanks for watching brother have you checked out the kayak box
Thank you for posting about the strip light heating the PVC. I making this light and will use CPVC instead of PVC since it has a higher maximum temperature of 180 F vs 140 F for PVC.
Ok you answered my question from the last video it is break light. But no bugs yea I need 2 or 4. Lupas I have my eyes going bad so got to be able to see I bet that will. Sir I'm so glad I found your channel not long ago wished ide found you 10 years ago. I no RU-vid wasn't nothen back them. But with your diy and rod holders vidoes house made RU-vid bigger. But good job and thank you. God bless
@@FishinNStuff LOL !!! More like a mad genius my friend, and yes very interesting and entertaining. Always makes me think : what's he gonna come up with next" ? LOL !!! New subscriber so binge watching videos, will come back later and take notes. Keep on rockin in the "reel" world brother Keith, be blessed. Peace 😎👍✌🖖🐟💥🛎
Really loved this one I just ordered my materials and I will post back with a picture of it if I can figure how to do it. I’m making slightly different I will have 2 bulbs in addition to the strip leds. They will be switchable and I will also mount them in sockets for a easier way to replace or update the bulbs in future. I will be using #16 silicone insulated wire for the project and I will be adding a fuse to the power lead. The 1157 bulbs I found on Amazon are 2000 lumens so I’ll have enough light I may add a dimmer to it if I can find one that I can fit it. I will also see if I can make it strobe for better visibility. On the little lakes I go to I’m not worried about being hit as they don’t allow gas motors. But I do fish on some rivers and bays that have every boat you can think of and a lot of drunk drivers.
I'd like to see it . I never use the sockets because. Ive never used one the 50,000 hours needed to burn one out lol . Ive usually don't made another before then lol
I built the original light and used a 5 hour energy bottle as my bulb cover. Lights up like a house light bulb. Just cut the neck off and trim it out till it fits snug over ther bulb and top of the pvc pipe. Works like a charm
That's a good idea man , I just used the Armor all cargo because ppl wanted to water proof it . But I ain't fishing on a kayak in da rain lol . I'l take the boat with the bimini top lol . Thanks for commenting brother
Another most excellent video Fishin, I don't enjoy kayaking in the rain either. Summer is coming and I'm getting impatient to get the kayak in the sea!
Another Bright Idea using easy 2 get materials....LED's are amazing with the amount of light & the lack of juice required to produce the required results & You can use small Deep Cycle batteries to power them!!
That’s awesome. Wish I’d thought of that earlier! One thing I thought of is on the strip light, you could paint on layers of epoxy to make it 100% secure and more protected.
You'll like it man , I appreciate you watching and commenting it makes my daddy brother . You be safe and I hope the Lord keeps everyone safe during this storm
Hey brother I was thinking you should make you a LED fishing light too . Ive got a video on how to make one and a diffrent video on how to use one they work really good ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sP-ZbVfhZmU.html
I've watched that one, and a lot of your others. Also using a lot of ideas on your crate vid, along with one other guy's. You think the hanging light is better than LEDs on the bottom side of the yak? Was trying to decide. Thanks again.
My brother my brother 👍👍👍 man you always comingbup with something lol i look forward to your videos seriously!!! Very informative and innovative!!! I need to get me a bright long lasting light for my late spring early summer fishing hunts... Appreciate you brother great job!!!
Crappie Sniper I appreciate you too brother , that was really funny cause you must have been watching my video and commenting at the same time I was watching yours lol, your comments always make me smile and makes the work worth it , thanks for the inspiration brother
You could use the clear shrink tube you put on the light for fishing crappie at night. I just stumbled on this video after seeing most of your others. That shrink tubing would just add some extra protection from the weather as well. Hoping to use your ideas after I can get a kayak and get back to fishing. Love watching your diys!
Nice job on the video, and I’m glad you made the update. I was planning to follow your original video, using just the top light. Now, I think I’ll go ahead and add the led strips just in case. If nothing else, it will be good have the extra lights when I’m unloading the kayak in the dark. Please keep cranking out the videos. I enjoy them.
You'll love it too , those lights are awesome and only a quarter of the price of the store bought ones , but 3 times better. I appreciate you commenting buddy . Makes me feel good , when I know I helped someone out , and they liked it
Awesome man you can do it , and it doesn't take that long really , it takes longer when you trying to make a video while making it lol . I appreciate you watching and commenting brother
I just made one last weekend. That was a brilliant idea! Now when my friends see it, and ask how the hell I came up with that idea, I just point them to your channel. Many thanks man!👍
@@FishinNStuff Yes, I saw the box. At the moment I have a milk crate. However, about the decal you put on your box. :) Got any more of those layin around? How much say for 2? 1 for a box in the future, and maybe 1 for the kayak.
Thanks Kieth, I’ve been thinking about some kind of light for filming while night fishing, since summer will be here before you know it. Looks like would work like a charm for back lighting.
Thank you Sir , I appreciate that . Ive got another Nav light video my first one is simpler , and I just posted a very cheap way to make a really cool kayak box you might like em . I appreciate you watching brother
First off. Love all your videos. Thank you for taking the time to make and share them with us. From this video to today you have developed a really great video presence. It’s your personality I think. Love it. Tom
ARGH! I loved this idea and watched this video more times than I can count because I wanted to make one for myself. I purchased the exact same LED Light strip and PVC, Brake light, Marine Wire, everything just as the video says. I cut the 18 inch piece of 3/4 in Schedule 40 to start wrapping the light strip just as our guy did in the video, nice and tight, one butted right up next to the other, used Super glue every 3 inches just like he says. Only to find out that you get to the end of your 18 inch piece of tubing and you still have 2 feet of LED lighting on the roll. 18 inches wasn't long enough. Once I realized that I would need a longer piece I started to unwrap the LED strip that I had already wrapped around it and the super glue every 3 inches but the self adhesive backing seemed to hold so well that it peeled the back of the LED strip right off damaging it beyond repair. I can re start the project by purchasing another light strip along with some more Schedule 40 PVC but just be aware, anyone that plans on trying to follow our guys directions to the letter. Instead of cutting the piece to wrap the lights around to 18 inches, use a longer piece. Wrap the lights around, and once you get that done go back and cut your PVC after wards. That's the only way that I can see to avoid what happened to me happening to you. Great Idea but if your gonna try this yourself, don't cut your piece before wrapping your lights. If I knew how long it would need to be I would list it here but I haven't retried it yet. Good luck
I would recommend that you switch the hot wire. If you have a short down stream from the switch breaking the hot wire will prevent the battery from discharging and also prevent the short from burning something up. Functionally it does the same thing it's just safer. It would be cool to use a 1/2" four-way or two "T's" so you could switch both lights
What an awesome light!, the armor all cap was genius, and who doesn't use armor all anyway so it ain't goin to waste. Great video, look forward to making one one day
You're awesome dude, looked at all of your DIY's, everything you touch is made better. You're the guy that other guys want to come over and hang out with and drink beer and make cool shit. Keep em' coming bro...
I like the videos and I appreciate them greatly. I have a Hobie pro angler 12 and have been thinking about making a crate for the rear. But I also think about more rod holders, nav light, stabilizing bouys and other things to make fishing easier.... standing up on my kayak makes catching fish easier. So I been thinking. You know the rod holders on the pa12 are basically behind my elbows when seated in the boat. I'm thinking if I could put pvc pipe in those holders and put two 90 deg elbows (away from the hull on each side) out to the bouys (stabilizers) then 90deg back into the boat... framework, if you will, around the crate. Within the frame of the pvc, make two rod holders on each side of the boat and they could be designed out further from the side of the boat so you don't have to turn around so far to change rods when fishing. Since the crate becomes so top heavy with the rod holders (with the rods in them), this may be an improvement to the crate. The crate can then be attached to the stabilizer/ rod rack frame. I could probably integrate the nav light into the pvc frame. I hope this makes sense, cause I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks again for all the cool videos.
Great instructional video my friend. Packed full of tips. My favorite was the reusing the lid off of the armeral bottle. That was an awesome little trick. I bet you could come up with about anything needed to get the job done. Very creative my friend. No one will get ran over with that nab light. Great job as always. 🦈
Thank you Sir , I appreciate you watching and the feed back , I've got another NAV light video that is a simpler version abus im working on another Kayak DIY that's pretty cool
Well thank very much Sir , be careful you'll give me the big head haha , but seriously I appreciate that and I appreciate you watching and commenting too
I think a good addition to your DIY projects would be to include how long it takes for the project total and how much it cost total. That is huge for DIY because if it does not save a lot from buying the packaged solution then it better be pretty quick to make it worth it unless it is significantly better than the off the shelf one.
I agree with you . I normally do tell what I spent total , that nav light is cheaper and better than anything they sell . But i can only say what I spent. There's ppl watching from a lot of different countrys and if I buy something and leave a link , if a 100 ppl go buy one they sell out so you have to buy a different one it happens a lot especially on Amazon then they ask me for another Link and the price is different. So I can only say what I spent
Figured you would have put the clear shrink tube on the led lights for protection and to help keep them from coming off. Like you did on your fishing light. Now that cool right there
I was going to use the same light but found an alternative for 15$ less but it's one single led .a marker light for a truck also made front lights a red and a Amber that I painted green they are very bright but my original idea what you built seems much brighter either way glad someone is smart enough to use their imagination
Thank you brother , I know I made this like 3 or 4 years ago then I made a video then I made this one with the strips on it a year or 2 later . A good NAV light is sho high and LEDs ste doi cheap now . I couldn't believe someone hadn't made it already lol . You know what they say great minds think alike
Very nice, safe and brighter when needed. We do a lot of flounder gigging. Can you come up with a light for flounder gigging with a switch, very similar to what you created here with the handle where your switch is would work. Would like use rechargeable batteries if possible.
So I got the yakattack flag with the light. I went under a dock in the salt water in nc and broke the threads of the light 🤦🏻! I thought it was higher than what it was 😂. Old eyes sucks at night 😂. Anyway I’m going to make one of these for my kayak during the cold snap this year. It can be seen and I can do stuff if I need light. It makes more sense to make one instead of buying another light. The light alone is like 45$ Anyways thanks for the video buddy!!!
PRO TIP use that denatured alcohol to clean the PVC before sticking the LED strip and the 3M double stick back tape will adhere a lot better for the long run! Nice build brother! Cheers, #SeattleRingHunter
You should they really aren't that hard ti make , as you know everything's harder when you got a camera involved lol , I appreciate you watching and commenting brother
LOVE IT!!! Your videos are GREAT!!!! Only one issue, and to be honest, it's not a huge one, but is is non the less. By the time I add in a Lithium Ion Battery and a charger, I am in for at least $70...Plus my time and effort. Not a big savings. But if I already had a battery for my kayak for some reason, it would be a super easy decision. Keep up the amazing work!!!
You don't need a lithium battery , I did a battery comparison video with different options on it . The regular kayak battery which is $19 will ruin one for 3 trips
@@FishinNStuff Yes sir, I watched that too! I am a bit of a heavy fella, so I feel the need to cut weight where I can, and apparently that isn't on me. ;)
@@FishinNStuff Also a question....Would it be beneficial to have two lights on switches? One flashing and one always on. If so, could the flasher be red and on white. So at the top, I put an additional "T" Putting the white light out the top, then make an elbow upward off of that T. (Towards the back of the boat.) Or even go straight out. Put the red flasher on that rearward elbow. (Red strictly being for others to see you better.) Would that even be legal? BTW, I didn't tell you thank you for taking the time to reply the first time.
Never mind the red flasher. I found the rules and it isn't advised. From the Coast Guard rules FAQ: www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesFAQ#0.3_14 14. Can I use decorative lights, strobes, or other high intensity or specialty lights to be more visible at night? Standard lights are displayed aboard all vessels to help others to identify them and to better understand their maneuvering characteristics or possibly distress. The use of any lights, other than the lights prescribed by the Rules or its Annexes, is discouraged because the use of decorative lights, strobes, or other high intensity or specialty lighting could: confuse, rather than make you more visible; obfuscate a vessel's navigation lights, its characteristics, or cease to provide crucial direction and aspect information to other vessels; likely hinder a proper lookout and operators visibility (see Rule 20(b)); be mistaken for other lights used as aids to navigation, by law enforcement or public safety vessels (i.e. flashing blue, red, yellow lights). For example, if while operating my vessel I see a red light on my starboard side I know I am the give-way vessel (Rule 16, 17). Should a mariner opt to use additional lighting, we suggest you look at this lighting from afar to ascertain whether it would violate Rule 20; and, we exhort you to adjust or refrain from using such lighting, if that is the case. Note, although Rule 37 of the Inland Rules allows the use of a high intensity white light flashing at regular intervals from 50 to 70 times per minute to signal in distress and requires assistance, such and similar lights are prohibited in the International Rules (Rule 36), and, shall be avoided because their use could interfere with the lookout and being seen by others.
@@paulhandwork each state is different ontheir rules , our state says your light must be visible from 2 nautical miles . They really don't want you to use a green and red light because people can confuse you for a boat . Basically a white light is used while on anchor and a kayak speed is slow so its Basically on anchor
hi there Macgyver ,,,HAHAHA LOL,,,,,,,, that's not bad your always working on stuff good video mate ,,,the strip lights should have been put in ,,,, clear heat shrink tubing over the top ,,,,to cover the strip lights Thats freaking awesome man. I'm gonna make me one as well
Thank you Sir, I appreciate it and I appreciate you watching and leaving me a comment, the feed back help me out and if you need help with anything let me know and I'll be happy too help . Also I have 2 Nav lights I made and just post a kayak box video recently, let me know what you think about those of I hit the mark or missed , good day mate
Thank you Sir , I appreciate it I hope you found it helpful and thanks for watching and commenting . The comments inspire me brother . Ive got a video if you look on my play list of a pretty cool kayak box I just posted that'd fairly cheap you might like too
