How to Install Underwater LED Boat Lights - Part 2: How to Drill Through Gel Coat

Описание: In Part 2 we walk you through how to drill through gel coat when wiring LED lights on a boat.

During the video, we teach you about best practices for safely drilling through the gel coat on your boat as we prepare to install a set of Liquid Lumens Mavericks Underwater Boat Lights on a Supra SL550.

If you want to skip ahead to one of the key steps in the process, here are the timestamps for the step-by-step:

0:41 - Step 1: Start drilling in reverse to begin the hole.

1:06 - Step 2: Finish drilling in forward.

2:08 - Step 3: Feed the wire(s) into the boat and test fit the light.

2:25 - Step 4: Visually align the light and check for issues.

3:00 - Step 5: Drill the first mounting hole.

3:42 - Step 6: If you used tape, remove it now.

3:47 - Step 7: Partially install a screw while maintaining back pressure.

4:13 - Step 8: While positioning the light, drill the second hole.

4:26 - Step 9: Partially install the second screw while maintaining back pressure on the drill.

4:30 - Step 10: Drill the remaining mounting holes.

4:54 - Step 11: Partially install the remaining screws.

4:57 - Step 12: Check final position of the light housing.

Congrats, you're done drilling holes in your boat! Probably not nearly as scary as a lot of us thought it would be the first time we did it, right? Continue to How to Install Underwater LED Boat Lights Part 3: How to Use 3M Marine Adhesive Sealant to Install Boat Lighting for the next step in your install. Additional Underwater Light Installation Instructions are available on our website at: https://www.liquidlumens.com/underwat...

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