lighting board

   MDF is no good.
you need decent quality ply or proper universal brakes which are available in metal or fibreglass

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Paramedic Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 929	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paramedic Report Post Quote Reply Topic: lighting board Posted: 16 Oct 21 at 3:54pm
	MDF is no good. you need decent quality ply or proper universal brakes which are available in metal or fibreglass

wolfram Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 21 Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote wolfram Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 21 at 10:58am
	Thanks - that is cheaper than the ones I had seen before, I'll have to check sizes
	Wolfram

wolfram Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 21 Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote wolfram Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 21 at 10:56am
	Hi - I've actually bought these wireless LED lights - they are working really well - just need to mount them - Edited by wolfram - 16 Oct 21 at 10:57am
	Wolfram

NickM99 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 26 Apr 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 145	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickM99 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 21 at 10:39am
	You probably can't get anything else these days but my life was transformed by buying a board with LED lights. The old ones sold e.g. by Halfords were very unreliable.

ClubRacer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 26 Sep 15 Online Status: Offline Posts: 210	Post Options Post Reply Quote ClubRacer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 21 at 10:26am
	would it not be easier to get something like this? you can get different ones to configure to pintle spacing and type https://www.sailboats.co.uk/solo-long-length-mast-and-trailer-board-bracket-683255?gclid=CjwKCAjw8KmLBhB8EiwAQbqNoKxu469qINfmDba64os7BN7PGr_AG08WVUKxU30Jn-UGgrsEGngeKRoCUqoQAvD_BwE Edited by ClubRacer - 16 Oct 21 at 10:26am

wolfram Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 21 Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Post Options Post Reply Quote wolfram Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 21 at 9:56am
	Hi, I'm looking for tips on designing a lighting board for trailering my dinghy (Phantom) It has pintels on the transom - so was going to cut a bit of MDF to attach number plate and lights to - with a high 'U' shaped bit in the middle to take the mast. However, I'm a bit worried about weather (will MDF just disintegrate over time) and weight (will it be too much strain on the transom) Toying with the idea of buying a UPVC window board and fashioning it out of that Another question - how wide should it be? is 4 foot wide enough?
	Wolfram