lighting the boat

[Scott K]

Well the 10 amp ones are rather spendy. But dang, they sure look sweet! Over 5 bills! I know, compared to your rig, thats cheap, but I dont have all of the money laying around that you do!

[Loose]

Ha ha yeah right.

[ec30_06]

I already have a set of euro beam hella's converted to 5000k hid. I'm thinking of adding some 3000k fog lights to my boat this year. I will probably go with another set of rallye 4000 in fog beams unless I find something cheaper in a fog stlye/flood beam. Any suggestions?

[Here-Kitty-Kitty]

Rd you might find something on here ddmtuning

[blakeb]

I seam to think that i saw on the dnr regs book that a fixed light was illegal on a boat, maybe im wrong.

Not to seam like an [PoorWordUsage] but are lights really necessary? Ive been shooting the mighty miss at night and not needed a light thus far, though i notice that most of you are Minn river fisherman, is there alot of floating debris all year?

[ec30_06]

sounds like someone needs a jet boat ride in august from st peter to

le sueur

[Scott K]

I seam to think that i saw on the dnr regs book that a fixed light was illegal on a boat, maybe im wrong.

Not to seam like an [PoorWordUsage] but are lights really necessary? Ive been shooting the mighty miss at night and not needed a light thus far, though i notice that most of you are Minn river fisherman, is there alot of floating debris all year?

The Mn is not dredged, there are many floaters, logs just over/under the surface. On an average water depth, I dont think you could go 50 yards without having to drive around some sort of obstacle.

[Scott K]

sounds like someone needs a jet boat ride in august from st peter to

le sueur

Without lights

[DTro]

You have no idea how sketchy it can get Blake. There is no such thing as TOO much light on the MN, especially on new moon nights in the area Eddie just mentioned.

It's not so much the floating debris as it is the hidden sandbars and massive trees connected to the bottom.

Stuff like this for miles and much worse:

[Scott K]

The worst spot I know happens to be just down stream of the 169 bridge in Lesueur. Even in the day light, it is hard to get through this area.

[TruthWalleyes]

...And it's not lit up by the Metro

Lights work great...Up until the fog rolls in Or the bugs so thick you can't see the Fog

Depth will change in an instant, 20' to 3'.

I've hit logs in 30fow and rocks in 1' of water...Never too much light IMO

Here's an area I fished, that i wouldn't even attempt at night.

[LightningBG]

I just talked to a company the sells them. They told me they take some time to get used to. They said the light needs to bounce off something, in order for it to be bright. So if you are shining it straight out, and the beam doesnt hit any thing, such as a log, branch, bank, it will look black. If the light hits/bounces off a object, it lights up the object very well. I asked about the distance of the spot, he said if there is an object out there for the light to hit, 2 miles.

4WE- this isn't directed at you.

But.... Isn't that true with any light? That it wont show unless it bounces off something? (dust and particles in the air would count as "something")

[Scott K]

I think because they are such a direct beam, and they dont spread out like other lights, all of the beam is directed in one small area. So unless the small beam is hitting something, it will be black. Other lights have much more of a flood pattern, and will cast light a little bit to the sides, top, and bottom, to reflect off things such as the boat, water, ect. The LED's shoot a 6 degree beam, and the light doesnt bounce off of anything. Regular lights have a shiny mirror like backing, that directs the light forward, and will cast some light off to the sides, led's just shine directly forward.

[pureinsanity]

But.... Isn't that true with any light? That it wont show unless it bounces off something? (dust and particles in the air would count as "something")

To better explain or show you. here is a picture with just an LED on.

Now here is that same LED bouncing off something.

In other words. LED lighting will work great bouncing off the water. It wont necessarily create a spot light effect. But it will light up your surroundings and if something is sticking out of the water. you will see it in plenty of time before you would come close to hit it.

[Scott K]

I seam to think that i saw on the dnr regs book that a fixed light was illegal on a boat, maybe im wrong.

I know if you have headlights on, that are a couple million power in the front of the boat, you still need that little 194 6 lumen power front light on the boat, or they will write you a ticket.

[fishfearme]

That's right, you law breaker!

[Scott K]

I didnt argue, much. I did state my point, that IF someone cant see 10,000,000 candle power of light coming at them, they sure wont see 10,000,000 candle power, plus 6 lumens. It didnt help my case.

[LightningBG]

TACO’s Marine LED Spot Light will light up waters ahead with three, high-powered 3-watt LEDs providing 1,000,000 candlepower output or 4,474 lumens of bright white light. Highly efficient, these low draw (<1 amp) hard-wired lights offer 100,000 hours of operation and won’t drain batteries. 12-28V DC power makes it ideal for boats of all sizes.

[LightningBG]

Heads up: New tech toys in the lighting game guys...check out the new "Taco" Light Emitting Diode Deck and Flood lights once. Overton's has them. Low amp draw...Boo-Koo light..long life..good price.

"Taco Deck Light"

F38-3500

TACO introduces the "LUMA" LED Deck Light. LED lighting is highly efficient and unlike other light bulbs, LED’s are vibration and shock-resistant. The LUMA Deck Light draws less than 1/4 Amps and operates on a standard 12V marine battery, The sleek low profile design features a high-impact, UV-resistant white plastic housing, polycarbonate lens and 30 LEDs for 100,000-hour operating life. Stainless Steel bracket with all stainless mounting hardware mounts easily and adjusts to the desired angle.

FYI - This light only puts out 150 lumens (not very much)

[Scott K]

"6" ROUND SOLSTICE PRIME BLACK SIX 10-WATT LED 20 DEGREE NARROW BEAM" From Vision X USA. Made in the USA

These are new, and are suppose to be the king of led spot lights. The price also reflects it though. These are the ones I was recommended. For spot. 6020 lumens

[Scott K]

I am in the middle of getting a set right now. So I will be trying them out soon, so if anyone is interested in seeing them, hopefully I will have them installed soon, and you can check them out. I also discussed a possible bulk order discount, so if anyone else is interested, we may be able to order a bulk order, and save some money on them. They also have several differnt ones, flood, spot, dimable, etc. many different versions.

[DTro]

"6" ROUND SOLSTICE PRIME BLACK SIX 10-WATT LED 20 DEGREE NARROW BEAM" From Vision X USA. Made in the USA

These are new, and are suppose to be the king of led spot lights. The price also reflects it though.

That's A LOT of boat gas!

Ouch

[Ed Carlson]

$600 to $700 bucks...Uff Da.

I think I would do 4 or the $60 ones first.

[LightningBG]

"6" ROUND SOLSTICE PRIME BLACK SIX 10-WATT LED 20 DEGREE NARROW BEAM" From Vision X USA. Made in the USA

These are new, and are suppose to be the king of led spot lights. The price also reflects it though.

One thing to be aware of with these lights.... They dont run at 10 watts, they run at 60 watts (10 per LED). 5.84 Amps per their HSOforum.

[Scott K]

I did notice that, but it is comparable to the HID55w lights, and actually a bit cheaper. With higher lumens, and many times the life expectancy. Like I said, these lights are the King of light in the led world. Their are many other options, if you are looking to save energy, led is still the way to go, you just need to not go with the biggest brightest light available. I know the price tag on these are steep, but there are many other cheaper options as well, rather then the newest, biggest, brightest light out there. Led technology is the future in lighting.