
IL-560-2110 - IL-560-2113 - IL-560-2112
The other day a customer wrote and asked about
portable LED navigation lights. We went to Google. We found
Innovative
Lighting and immediately sent off for a bunch
of these lights. We were not sure about the quality, as
we were kind of spoiled by the Aqua
Signal incandesent portables. When the package
came, we were amazed at the quality of these units. They
are every bit as good as the other ones but with LED bulbs
for super long life and about the same price. After the
light source, the biggest difference is the mounting method.
Each of these lights is basically the same except for the
mounting hardware included.
My friend Bill Tosh used one of the IL-560-2113
lights to make a masthead anchor light for his Montgomery
17. Here is what he did:
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I drilled an extra hole about midway of
the tube and inserted the black eyebolt that came with
the light. |
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Next I installed an "S" hook in the bottom
hole of the tube and attached a "tail rope"
to it. |
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To use the light, I simply hook the mainsail halyard
to the eyebolt in the center of the tube and pull up the
mast all the way to the top, secure the halyard... |
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...and then pull down on the tailrope which in turn
raises the light (180 degrees) and it is "above"
the top of the mast, allowing 360 degrees visibility. |