Blue underwter lights

[patsab]

any recommendations on blue underwater lights!Which brand preferred? I don't want the cheapest! Want a decent quality with good visibility.

 

[Capt. Bill1]

I like Ocean LEDs.

http://www.oceanled.com

 

[PascalG]

I ve had good luck with Lumitec SeablazeX.

 

[pdecat]

More holes through the hull is good?

 

[Capt. Bill1]

They are not a big deal. It's not like they have hoses and clamps attached to them that can fail.

http://www.underwaterlights.com/images/gallery/boat/my-madsummer/m-02.jpg

 

[PascalG]

Holes are indeed a concern but unlike older lights LEDs are now flush mounted. You can easily epoxy a mounting pad so the screws don't go into the hull and you can run the wire up to above waterline... Easy solution

 

[maxumaa]

is there a downside to the lights that mount on the trim tabs?
Keith

 

[Capt. Bill1]

Truly the concern is almost zero with properly installed thru hull underwater lights. When was the last time anybody heard of a boat sinking because of, say, a failed thru hull transducer? I mean really, there are hundreds of not thousands of boats out there with thru hull UW lights and you just don't hear or read of any on going issues with them. If they were a big concern or prone to failure I'm sure the insurance companies would be upping people's premiums who install them. And that is not happening.

 

[PascalG]

The only concern would be with a balsa cored hull as you woudl have to create a solid glass pad around the hole. I woudlnt rely just on sealant to preserve core integrity

 

[Capt. Bill1]

Very true. With a cored hull you'd need to dig out and back fill the void with epoxy just like you'd do with any penetration of a cored hull.

 

[jmas]

My Blue lights are below waterline and need constant cleaning.(Boat in saltwater year round)
If I did it again,I would go just above waterline.

 

[PascalG]

Ours clean easily a while. You can't put UL above waterline as the light won't get in, just reflect... It will also be obnoxious to others and kill their night vision. Ever followed a boat with UL installed too close to WL.

And they will likely run too hot and shut down

 

[jmas]

Pascal, OK, OK, Good points.

 

[CRay]

Check out Coastal Night Lights. I pu3 on my 39ft last spring and they worked fine all summer. I did have Aqua Leds before and had to replace them under warranty after one summer. The second set also failed in the first summer. Made the switch to Coastal and so far so good.

 

[Robyns Nest]

Ocean LED

With the wide flange on the Ocean LED's that really is not issue and if you are that worried, do what Bill and Pascal says and take out the core surrounding the holes and fill with epoxy just like you would do above the waterline.