Driving lights

[DTro]

Looking for some suggestions for mounting some driving lights to a small aluminum v-hull for those dark nights on the minnesota river. I've seen them quite often on jon boats. The square bow makes for a more friendly mounting on the jons,but what about a v-hull? Are there brackets that will clamp on to the rails up front?

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Type of lights, brands, etc.

I have a big spotlight, but when I'm alone in the back of the boat the light reflects the inside of the boat pretty bad and really doesn't help much.

[Valv]

Before going into this project I would suggest getting a friend and use a spotlight in the position of the driving lights to see if there's any glare or reflections and if they work as you'd like.

I had a boat with a set but they were too close to water and didn't help much, the glare was blinding me more than the darkness, but I was looking at a distance, maybe if you just need to see few feet in front they might be ok.

I also would suggest any automotive driving/fog lights, they can be found very inexpensively, and already have mounting brackets, switches, relays, etc...

[nytelyter]

why couldnt you mount then on the outside of the boat just below the top rail and use a big fender washer on the inside and outside for sturdyness?

you wouldnt have any intierior reflection problems then.

[Random guy]

Put them on Ram Mounts. They have a bunch of mounting options. Fully adjustable and you can turn them around to shine in the boat when it comes time to pack up.

[Ralph Wiggum]

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Put them on Ram Mounts. They have a bunch of mounting options. Fully adjustable and you can turn them around to shine in the boat when it comes time to pack up.

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Sweet idea!