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I've decided to have some blue underwater LED's installed on the new ride, before she leaves Florida.
How many should I do to get good coverage of the transom? (12' beam)
Any recommendations or dislikes of brands?
 
How clear is the water you intend boat in? That fact alone has MUCH more bearing on things. What do you consider good coverage?
 
what counts is lumens of output, not wattage, # of fixtures or type of lamps.

i've only seen one boat that actually had too much light output on it. it was a sport fish with 12 high wattage HID lamps and all but two were facing aft at the transom. it was approx an 18 foot beam. I saw it in pristine clear water, but in muddy water it might have worked.

if you prefer not to use a thru hull type, there are a couple mfg's making lights that mount directly on the bennet trim tabs without any additioinal holes in the tabs.
 
I put ones like this on mine. They were $21.95ea. [ Thats not my pic ]
I'm in fresh water so they should last awhile. I also bought the blue bulbs.
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FIBER-COMPOSITE UNDERWATER LIGHT (12volt)
Light set includes:
• Fiber-composite watertight fixture
• 50 watt (clear) MR-16 Halogen bulb
• 30" inches of powercord
 
We're on a freshwater reservoir, so the water quality is pretty good.
I see some pictures that have a very broad, sweeping spectrum of coverage.
That's what I want, versus some that are just two beams of light shooting out.
Should I go for a horizontal mount, strip style to achieve the sweeping affect?
Or will something similar to Wayne's give the same affect?
Thanks for the help.
 
Most of the ones I like are around 500 lumens, will that give a good shine?
 
O.K.,
I'm going to plead ignorant and ask the dumb question of the week:
What is the purpose of the aforementioned lights?
 
It makes the water look blue at night time. It really looks nice !!
They're nice for skinny dipping too.

suwanneered. I can't post a link to them on here.
I think it would break the rules here ??.
You can email me at way557atyahoo.com
 
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Originally posted by way577

I put ones like this on mine. They were $21.95ea. [ Thats not my pic ]
I'm in fresh water so they should last awhile. I also bought the blue bulbs.
underwater_lights.jpg

FIBER-COMPOSITE UNDERWATER LIGHT (12volt)
Light set includes:
• Fiber-composite watertight fixture
• 50 watt (clear) MR-16 Halogen bulb
• 30" inches of powercord

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I got a set of these, one on each tab, they work very well in NY bay water, and the price is very right!
 
Now doesn't this look coool !!!.
If that doesn't put the Mrs / GF / Mistress / in the mood nothing will. LOL LOL .
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quote:
Originally posted by way577

Now doesn't this look coool !!!.
If that doesn't put the Mrs / GF / Mistress / in the mood nothing will. LOL LOL .
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The price on those LEDs are crazy high...
 
They are pricey - too much for my blood. Then I found a guy selling something called 48LED underwater lights (you can Google it). They are $50 each, come in a few colors and are surface mountable. The lenses are plastic, so I'm not sure about their use in salt, but for fresh, wax the lens and you should be good to go.

I just installed them on mine, so once she's back from the mechanic, I'll post some pics pre-splash and post-splash.

I bought 4 blue LED's and my mechanic installed 2 and said it was plenty bright enough. We'll see in the next week or two!
 
Les,

Why don;t you check out the trim tab mounted ones, I'm sure many here would order,,, Start me with 4 lites.

Fred
 
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