Topic: Bow light ? (idiot's guide to)
i've been daysailing. would like to have the option of night sailing or at least not worry if i come in later. so i needs a bow light, because all the electrical was stripped out of the boat before i got it. and i'm really a newbie at boat repair! so with this seemingly simple task i have a bunch of clueless newbie questions
* which bow light would fit a contessa 26, so would match the holes on there.
* how do you install it? do you bolt it or screw or caulk it or...?
* what size wire do i need? (the battery is under the cushion in the cabin)
* speaking of wire - obviously one runs the wire from a panel box or a switch - but how do you attach the wire along the run, especially in the v-berth. (my newbie inclination would be to use white duct tape. i know there are wire clips that you can screw in, but drilling a hole in the hull doesn't seem very prudent)
* and does everyone always get the obscenely expensive 'marine' wire or can you get by with the regular stuff?
tia