z0mbie f1sherman
Well-known member
Well, as i was stripping out my boat, I accidentally broke the wires off the pole receptacle in my boat
I was looking on ebay and discovered a new / longer one would cost me about $55-60 bucks, plus shipping!
So... in order to save myself about $45, i came up with this idea
sorry i didn't take more pics during the build, hopefully my explanation will be detailed enuff for everyone to understand (besides, it's not rocket science)
Since i still had the old light pole, but wanted a longer one... I simply cut the bottom connector off
(including about 15 inches of the post itself - be careful not to cut thru the wires inside!)
Then, I got a 3/4 inch piece of PVC piping (about $3.50 at my local Busy Beaver)
I cut the PVC to the length I wanted and then I extended the wires on the old light and slid the whole thing into the PVC pipe. The inner diameter of the PVC was pretty close to the pole, but it still could come out easily.
So then I ran a small screw thru both the PVC pipe and through the old metal pole to make sure it didn't come back out
Then, i went and got an adjustable flag pole holder. I chose the metal kind as it would wear less than a plastic one - (Home Depot $6.50)
Here's pics of it folded down and in the upright position
This is not the final mounting location, just temporary until i build my rear deck...
I wanted it up above my head so that when the bugs are attracted to it, they stay up there... and not stinging / biting on me (hopefully)
Plus, before I did this... it was was pretty short and glared right in my face... ugh!
I was looking on ebay and discovered a new / longer one would cost me about $55-60 bucks, plus shipping!
So... in order to save myself about $45, i came up with this idea
sorry i didn't take more pics during the build, hopefully my explanation will be detailed enuff for everyone to understand (besides, it's not rocket science)
Since i still had the old light pole, but wanted a longer one... I simply cut the bottom connector off
(including about 15 inches of the post itself - be careful not to cut thru the wires inside!)
Then, I got a 3/4 inch piece of PVC piping (about $3.50 at my local Busy Beaver)
I cut the PVC to the length I wanted and then I extended the wires on the old light and slid the whole thing into the PVC pipe. The inner diameter of the PVC was pretty close to the pole, but it still could come out easily.
So then I ran a small screw thru both the PVC pipe and through the old metal pole to make sure it didn't come back out
Then, i went and got an adjustable flag pole holder. I chose the metal kind as it would wear less than a plastic one - (Home Depot $6.50)
Here's pics of it folded down and in the upright position
This is not the final mounting location, just temporary until i build my rear deck...
I wanted it up above my head so that when the bugs are attracted to it, they stay up there... and not stinging / biting on me (hopefully)
Plus, before I did this... it was was pretty short and glared right in my face... ugh!