'Aqua Signal' and 'Perko' make many navigation lights. So you might want to Google search a bit to find a new top part (light fixture). The one you have looks like a Perko 'masthead/all-around' style.
After some review of the boat hull (from pictures), I realized that I had the hull strakes slightly off. The upper strake does not line up exactly with the chine of the hull extension. Here are a couple of pictures with the strakes shown and adjusted accordingly.
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I should be getting...
I did the solar charging thing over the past few years. You will probably want a solar charge controller, one that has setting for LiFePO4.
I also found that when the LiFePO4 batteries are full, they shut off charging, so the controller may have current with no place to go. So you may get a...
The more I read about the design of hull steps, the less inclined I am to having the 2" step. Here is a rendering of the E.B. without a step. There is a strake right at the chine of the extension (not previously detailed) that I could run to the end of the extension.
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I was on BoatingABC for quite some time as well. IMO, the technical level here on iBoats is much higher, and probably one of the highest among the popular boating sites.
BABC went away one day without notice. There was just a handful of people who frequented there an I would imagine the admin...
As for stats & numbers . . .
If I build the extendo-bracket (EB) myself, it is looking like $5-6K including the gantry for materials and supplies. I am thinking to have one made is probably $12-15K.
I have estimated the weight of the bracket in foam/fiberglass at 475-500 lbs. If aluminum, I...
One thing that I am still thinking over (or maybe over thinking :LOL: ) is the 2" step (up) of the extended planing surface. I see a lot of hull extensions that are done with the added planing surface flush with the existing hull, rather than a step. I'm thinking the step will allow some air...
September Update . . .
Boating season (for us) has come to a close, and over the past few months I have been firming up plans for the outboard conversion. My 3D modeling software has come in handy in finalizing the design.
I plan on making a gantry for the heavy lifting . . . the rear seat...
The new owners are in a similar line of business, but in a wholesale/distribution capacity. Whereas iBoats had been in a retail capacity.
We (the Mods) are not sure of the future plans, so for now, it is steady-as-she-goes.
It has been a few years that the new owners have deactivated the store-front portion of iBoats. It may return at some point, but we do not know anything definite.
