Underwater Lights - Anyone got Them?

[homeless]

Another option I am considering is instead of underwater lights, just install an underwater window in the stern, which would allow use of a normal spotlight, and also allow viewing fish and possibly inspection of prop / rudder etc.

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[Bash]

Originally Posted by homeless

Another option I am considering is instead of underwater lights, just install an underwater window in the stern, which would allow use of a normal spotlight, and also allow viewing fish and possibly inspection of prop / rudder etc.

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Those gizmos work really well, right up until the moment you bottom-paint the hull.

Seriously--you need a disco ball.

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by homeless

Another option I am considering is instead of underwater lights, just install an underwater window in the stern, which would allow use of a normal spotlight, and also allow viewing fish and possibly inspection of prop / rudder etc.

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I saw a glass bottom boat once,somewhere...

[Nicholson58]

Originally Posted by ohdrinkboy

A friend installed 6 of these on the aft end of his boat underwater with 5200. with the changing colors it did look like a disco. however, i must admit it looked cool.....also the women loved it.

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Well now I see a reason. I always figured too much $$$ and no extra holes please. FYI, most of these must be installed under water in order to get adequate cooling.

I figured we would just use our dive lights for fish.

[Jim Cate]

So OK, I'll admit that underwater lights can be used to attract fish.

But red-blue-green flashing lights??

We do see quite a few of these lights here i n Oz. Not so much down here in Tassie where folks are fairly conservative, but heaps of them around the Gold Coast -- Riviera country -- and most of them are on big ugly (to me) motor yachts that are moored in a marina for months on end, with those bloody lights on 24/7.

Wonder what kinda fish they are attracting?

different strokes and all that, but I find them (used as above) garish and lacking in good taste. YMMV.

Cheers,

Jim

[daddle]

Underwater lights would be fun for a party. And for an otherwise smart sailboat a kind of sarcastic comment about the powerboat mentality.

Please don't drill a hole in your boat. Just put them on a pole or tie them underneath temporarily.

Yes, the really obnoxious lights need the water for cooling. And suck mucho power. The units I saw in a box said to not power them up unless installed underwater.

Purple I think...

[downunder]

Example of a less obnoxious Light

Some information on the one of the Aqualuma range. Fully servicable and upgradable without the need for a Haulout. being LED reasonable power use.

http://www.aqualuma.com/3series.html


Designed with long life in mind, the 3 Series is corrosion-proof and features Aqualuma’s injection-moulded, patented polymer housing – the most sophisticated material in underwater lighting available.
The 3 Series is fully serviceable and upgradeable without the need for haul out and is supplied with 3.7 metres of cable. Available in Ultra Blue, Ultra Green and Brilliant White, this product is recommended for boats ranging from 6 metres (20 feet) to 13 metres (45 feet). As part of the thru-hull range, the 3 Series features Aqualuma’s 3 year warranty.
Download Specifications PDF here.
Download Fitting Instructions PDF here.


3 Series Specifications

• Gen III Technology
• 60% Brighter than Gen II
• 3 year warranty
• Patented, high-tech polymer housing (housing cannot corrode)
• Polymer housing is chemical resistant
• No lens seal to leak, low heat emission
• Low power consumption: 12 or 24 VDC approx. 0.6 of an amp per light @ 12 volt or 0.3 of an amp @ 24 volt
• Meets world EMI standard
• Internally serviceable and upgradable without haul-out
• Can be operated in or out of the water
• Long life, high output LED light engine
• No bonding to anodes required
• Reverse polarity protected
• Ignition protected for engine rooms
• Light engine will accept 12 or 24 volt dc power source
• Internally driven (plug in module)
• Each light comes with 3.7 metres (12 feet) of cable
• Easy and low cost 2-wire installation
• 60mm/2 3/8“ thru-hull fitting
• Easy and low cost 2-wire installation
• Standard 12˚ or wide angle 12˚ x 50˚ elliptical optics

Brilliant White

• Color temperature 9000 to 10000 degrees Kelvin (the colder the white the further it travels in water)
• Lux output 14160

[Sea Conquest]

i am even more obnoxious than power boat 7 blue under water light all around the boat! So cool we are thinking of 4 more. we have a center cockpit would not be of any use to put them in the back. First the hole 1/4 of a inch 2 inch below the water line. 5200 under water and for extra safety epoxy through the inside. the light Westmarine brand 2 for 100$ There's the shocker : I am in a fancy SD marina and most boat have underwater light you can bet that EVERY night i will have 10X more fish under my boat than any of the power boat who send a lot of money for there light 300-500 each.

[wingless]

This topic shows my underwater lighting.

It looks cool and attracts fish.

[richnjohn]

I've often thought of putting them in the prop/rudder area so I could see under there if the prop gets fouled. Anyone tried that?


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[Zach]

Originally Posted by richnjohn

I've often thought of putting them in the prop/rudder area so I could see under there if the prop gets fouled. Anyone tried that?


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I like this idea.

Zach

[wingless]

Originally Posted by richnjohn

I've often thought of putting them in the prop/rudder area so I could see under there if the prop gets fouled. Anyone tried that?

The lamp assembly I used and the other ones I've seen are surface mounted, w/ about 3/4 of an inch tall disk attached to the surface.

There is nowhere around my propellers that I would ever want locate the lamp housing because of the effect on water flow.

[pistarckle]

Sounds like a senseless idea to me . Drill a whole in your boat for THAT !

[a64pilot]

I'm coming in at the end of this, but why in God's name would anyone punch a bunch of holes in their boat in the name of looking cool?

The ideal number of holes in a boat is zero, OK maybe not achievable, but I strive to be as close to ideal as I can.

[savoir]

The guy beside me last winter spent $12,000 on underwater lights.

Motor boat ? You bet !