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That's all preference. I preferred the 65 because my wife loads the boat after I back down and they are easier to see, etc.
Agree. The plastic is 65" but the inner metal piece is shorter by a foot or so. I cut some of the plastic off mine and made them a little shorter to match the covers I have.
You can also mount under rail, instead of above which is what I did. For 2 reasons, 1 it makes them a littles less tall which makes them the perfect size. 2 because it gets them further away from the bunks so u don't have to worry about hitting them or anything. The pads are 65 as well I believe from beyond the wake, they pull down over the PVC .
I didn’t think the lights worked with veves since they spin freely, which is one of the reasons I ordered them. Maybe I’m wrong.
Hmmm..... I just checked and you're right - nice catch. There is a circular well on the metal verticals which suspend the pvc and allows rotation when the boat is loading. I was thinking that only the canvas wrap freely rotated. I guess I goofed and will have to leave enough wire in the metal tube for rotation and ensure proper light direction (Amber front/Red back) after we wipe down the boat on the ramp. Either that, or I make a custom extension bracket that hardmounts to the Veve metal bracket extending through the center of the rotational PVC to provide a mounting location for the light. I'll work on it and send pics when I fix it. Thanks!
The latter idea would be awesome. Veve should sell that option.
Great info here. I was about to buy these and use LED strips on them for lights.
I’m sure you could set them up to not spin with a screw through the plastic tube into the metal or something.
I'm sure that would work. When you pointed out my error earlier, I considered either permanently fixing the PVC in place and relying entirely on the rotation of the canvas wrap to prevent abrasion, or a removable pin (released only at the boat ramp) to prevent any possible issue with vibrational rotation while on the road if the boat wasn't in direct contact with the canvas/pole assembly, but I'm still leaning heavily towards the custom bracket idea. I have a tendency to get bugged by things that don't work properly, and the bracket gives me the best of both options - full functionality and peace of mind that it's mistake proof.
Have you considered VeVe guides ? They are heavy duty. They do not bend like the ce’s. I had them on my mfi trailer with the pads.
