I also have LED lighting installed, which is what I'll actually use. There is just something so warm and classic about an oil lantern that I've always been drawn to. Having the ability to curl up on a rainy night to the warmth of a lantern.... Well, it just sounds about right to me.
I've grown up on old boats; and being 27, I want to make sure I attempt to continue that tradition. You wont find me with Formica counters :-D --- In [email protected], John Downing <jdplu...@...> wrote: > > My gut tells me that you should screw from the outside in, and seal the > screw heads. > > Why oil when LED lights run on so little current? > > John > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:41 PM, sticklerx <stickl...@...> wrote: > > > 1974 Catalina 27 TR with the drop down table. > > > > I want to mount an oil lantern with smoke bell between the starboard > > portholes in the salon. > > To accomplish this, due to the angled cabin liner, I've cut an angled > > piece of teak to mount directly to the liner, which the lantern will then be > > screwed into. This will allow the lantern to rest horizontally and give the > > gimbles room to swing. It will also give a little more clearance for the > > smoke bell. > > > > Considering the shallow depth of the topsides between the window; what > > would everyone recommend as a permanent way of mounting this piece of teak? > > > > My concern is that if I sink screws through the block and into the topside > > hull, I could possibly screw though to the outer deck, providing a possible > > water infiltration point. > > Would anybody epoxy or glue this block in, and then trust it with a fuel > > filled lantern? > > > > Or should I just screw it in? Does anyone know the approximate thickness of > > the hull between the windows? > > > > Any thoughts are appreciated. > > > > Bryan > > > > Inclination, Chicago. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
