To be seen & heard (nav lights & horns)

"Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made."

~Robert N. Rose

My boat is missing most of her hardware.  When she was painted 5 or 6 years ago, they removed vents, lights, horns, antennas, davits, railings and all other hardware.  I loved putting the vents back on...after I cleaned and polished them so they looked shiny and new (http://goo.gl/P7wrg).  It was fun putting the railing back on the bridge, too (http://goo.gl/zcTnF).

Replacing the hardware is important right now, because I am trying to make sure she is water-tight.  Every piece of hardware that was removed is now represented by a hole in the boat.  Also, a boat does not look the same without the hardware--kind of like a person with no eyebrows.  It's time to replace the hardware.  After lots of consideration, I finally ordered the lights and horns.

Here are her new nav lights:

 The nav lights are stainless steel and LED.  http://www.attwoodmarine.com/store/product/3530

...her new spotlight:

I love the traditional look of this spotlight.  It is stainless steel, but not LED.  I could not find a spotlight that was stainless and LED.  But, it probably won't be used all that often, so the incandescent light should be fine.  http://goo.gl/csvG1

...her new anchor / masthead light:

I tried to find a stainless steel light like this, but didn't see one.  This one is LED, and has a stainless base, but the pole is aluminum.  Hopefully it will match all the stainless hardware.  http://www.attwoodmarine.com/store/product/7812

 

 And her new horns:

I tried to clean her original horns, but they are plastic and the horn part had turned green.  I spray painted them with a chrome-colored paint, but they still weren't shiny.  I was excited to find these at a reasonable price--and they are stainless, not plastic.  If you click on the link, you can hear what they sound like.  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012ILZAS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Next on the list are the antennas.  I think I want one for the stereo, one for the VHF radio, one for the t.v., and if they make one to improve cell phone reception, I think I'll need that too!

A few more steps closer to the dream.  :)