Bizywk
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 702
- Reaction score
- 2,029
- Points
- 272
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2018
- Boat Model
- 242 Limited S E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
This is how we solved the problem of using rotating VeVe guides with the CE Smith lights that must stay in place to comply with the DOT guidelines (i.e. Amber always facing front and Red always facing back.)
Cost: Zero. The PVC pipes that came with our VeVe guides were a little long anyway, so we cut off a 3" section. There is already a hole 1.5" from the the top of the VeVe guide inner square tube structure, so we simply drilled a hole in the the cutoff PVC 1.5" down and inserted them into the CE Lights. They will be fixed to the VeVe guide square tubing using press-fit auto panel fasteners I had lying around, but a nylon toilet flange bolt will work just as well. We test fit the long PVC pipe to determine the finish length and trimmed to give 1/4" space between the the longer rotating PVC portion and the short fixed 3" section. Plastic hardware ensures that we could never scratch the boat.
All that was left was to route the wires. We drilled a side hole in the lower section of the VeVe square tube about 8" back and fished the wires through. Added rubber grommets and completed the sub-assembled in the garage. (Note: Disregard the green wire, it should be brown. I used what I had on hand) Mounted them on the trailer, connected to the trailer's brown running lights wire and tested. Now the guide PVC and pillows have free rotational movement and the CE Lights function properly without ever having to worry that the colors face the wrong direction. Photos below.
Cost: Zero. The PVC pipes that came with our VeVe guides were a little long anyway, so we cut off a 3" section. There is already a hole 1.5" from the the top of the VeVe guide inner square tube structure, so we simply drilled a hole in the the cutoff PVC 1.5" down and inserted them into the CE Lights. They will be fixed to the VeVe guide square tubing using press-fit auto panel fasteners I had lying around, but a nylon toilet flange bolt will work just as well. We test fit the long PVC pipe to determine the finish length and trimmed to give 1/4" space between the the longer rotating PVC portion and the short fixed 3" section. Plastic hardware ensures that we could never scratch the boat.
All that was left was to route the wires. We drilled a side hole in the lower section of the VeVe square tube about 8" back and fished the wires through. Added rubber grommets and completed the sub-assembled in the garage. (Note: Disregard the green wire, it should be brown. I used what I had on hand) Mounted them on the trailer, connected to the trailer's brown running lights wire and tested. Now the guide PVC and pillows have free rotational movement and the CE Lights function properly without ever having to worry that the colors face the wrong direction. Photos below.
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