GoLight Stanchion Mount

CDory23 · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:45 pm Post subject: GoLight Stanchion Mount

Hi all,

I've been looking into a way to aid night navigation when needed and also find crab buoys at dark. I've gone through the threads and it seems the Golight would best fit my application. It seems many have opted to mount on the front of the bowrail for the reason of bow rail reflection.

I'm thinking for ease of install and having the control of 360 coverage around the boat a stanchion mount on the top may be the way to go. It utilizes the current perko mount already on most of our boats. When I'm using it for foward navigation my thoughts are that it would be positioned high enough I can aim the beam over the bow rail for minimal reflection.

The problem I see with this set up is the coast guard required navigation/anchor light is lost as these setups are only available with the red/green port/starboard lights.

Has anybody tried this setup and or have any input?

Here is an example of a product I"m looking at:

http://www.larsonelectronics.com/p-106332-golight-stryker-boat-light-wireless-handheld-remote-6-12-or-24-inch-stanchion-mount-wht.aspx

Marco Flamingo · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:27 pm Post subject:

Crabbing in Washington is restricted to one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset, so I never have to pull a pot after dark. Right. If I did, I wouldn't be using my Golight. I have a band of reflective tape on my pot flags (made of 1/2" PVC pipe). That shows up like crazy with just a backpacking LED headlamp. A pot 2 to 300 yards off is easy to locate. If it's dark enough to need a light, it's dark enough for reflective tape to shine.

Flashing a Golight around in the dark would attract unnecessary attention, IMHO.

Mark

hardee · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:30 pm Post subject:

Looks like a good idea but I would hesitate putting something that weighs 5 pounds on the Perko mount for my anchor/nav light. When I replaced the OEM one supplied with the boat, which was about 24" and had a stainless steel light fixture at the top, with a LED light and a 36" post (all aluminum) that weighed half of the original, I was surprised at the weight difference. The current on weighs maybe 1 pound. It still moves around up top. I can't imagine how much moving (read wear on the base mount), even on a short post 6 or 12 inches a 5 pound weight at the top would cause.

AND you would loose your white all around light or anchor light unless you remove the spot light whenever you are not using it.

Just my thoughts.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

Two Bears · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 7:09 pm Post subject:

Wow, 5 million candlepower. I've used 1 million CP handhelds and it reached out as far as I could see, which is not far, perhaps only 100 yards. I've watched tow boats on the inland rivers pushing a string of barges reach out at night a half mile to see something. This would be that kind of light. It would also blind any other boaters in a half mile, so you might not be too popular. Being higher that you, it would reach farther that you can see.
Chuck

starcrafttom · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:04 pm Post subject:

so when I had the 22 I mounted a go light on the bow rail buy having a stainless steel plate cut to fit and welded on the rail. I was able to run the wired thru the rail and down in to the cabin for a clean look. I dont think you want your light any more to the stern they that. It just glares off of the hull, rails and the anchor. having it on top of the cabin just does not work very well. If you do not want to have aplate welded you could just make a plate out of star board that over lapse the rail and use u bolts to secure it.

ken35216 · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:19 pm Post subject:

They are building my 25 right now and I've ordered the "remote spotlight (go light)". I'm now wondering were they are going to mount it and if I should cancel it?

hardee · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:29 pm Post subject:

I's find out right now where they are going to put it. It's your boat, you should have 99.9% of the say in where it goes, unless someone else is paying for a lot more than just the light.

You could have a horizontal plate made to install just below the light that would shade the boat and kill that back splatter from the beam. I have seen this quite often on larger boats, but not on a C-Dory.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

ken35216 · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 7:23 am Post subject:

hardee · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 1:49 pm Post subject:

South of Heaven · Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 11:39 pm Post subject:

CDory23: You're definitely right about the reflection of the GOlight when mounted on the roof. Mine was roof mounted and has a bad reflection on the bow. Other than that, I love the light. The 360 degree motion is amazing and the brightness is impressive. I thought about changing the location of it but there's so many other things I wanna do to the boat before that. Here's a good pic of my GOlight.

ken35216 · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:43 am Post subject:

Hey Jason where would you mount it if you moved it?

I'm thinking about getting the factory to mount it up front next to the windless on the starboard side.

Thoughts?

South of Heaven · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:25 am Post subject:

South of Heaven · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:25 am Post subject:

ken35216 · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:33 am Post subject:

gulfcoast john · Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 7:34 am Post subject: go light

I think you also need a Flir Ocean Scout for only $150 more.

https://www.boemarine.com/products/flir-ocean-scout-tk-ntsc-160-x-120-handheld-thermal-night-vision-camera-black-1

John