Underwater LED lights

[Maynard Rupp]

We installed our LED underwater lights while we had Unity out for bottom painting. They are very well made, require only one 3/16" hole in the hull, and work great. We bought Abysslite lights #600. The cost was $507.00 for three including Florida sales tax. http://www.abysslite.com

[34Hatt]

You say they work Good, can you compare them too others and how about a picture???

[johngalt]

Maynard, did you install them on the transom or on the bottom of the boat? Have you tried them yet? Do you like them? I would like to install transom lights on my boat too. How long did it take to get them ? Bruce

[SKYCHENEY]

I like the idea of only a 3/16" hole to run the wire. Plus, with an LED you should never have to change a bulb and the amp draw is really low too. Do you know what the maximum input voltage would be on those? I'd get a few if they would run on 32v.

[Maynard Rupp]

You say they work Good, can you compare them too others and how about a picture???

I don't have a way to download my camera until I get back to Detroit next week. I will take some pictures with the lights on. I can't make a comparison, but they light the water up for thirty feet behind the boat and down enough to see fish that are 3 feet or so down.They really are quite bright. They do make a brighter one though.

[Maynard Rupp]

Maynard, did you install them on the transom or on the bottom of the boat? Have you tried them yet? Do you like them? I would like to install transom lights on my boat too. How long did it take to get them ? Bruce

On the transom about 2" above the water. We turned them on last night in the murky harbor water. We like them alot. I drove up to Ft. Lauderdale and picked them up direct from the mfr. I am sure the ship them quickly. He said they are selling like crazy. They are very high quality and quite heavy.

[Maynard Rupp]

I like the idea of only a 3/16" hole to run the wire. Plus, with an LED you should never have to change a bulb and the amp draw is really low too. Do you know what the maximum input voltage would be on those? I'd get a few if they would run on 32v.

I don't know about the voltage Sky. One of the three had a tan positive and a blue negative with a sticker on the glass telling of this. The other 2 had conventional red + and black-.The wires are only about 20 gage so they can't draw much current. That tan and blue wire stuff is British. All our Brooks & Gatehouse instruments on the sailboat use that color coding. I guess you should pick their brains at Abysslite.

[Beckytek]

Sky, The article in Passagemaker said their are models that work from 9 to 40 volts. Imtra has some that work at 9 to 36 volts. look here, Imtra.com

[Capten]

Check out the Ocean LEDs - they are bright and the have a strobing model available. www.oceanled.com They also have a trim tab version light.

I am researching the Super Blues for NIMROD and a buddy's 53. Feel free to PM or email me for more details.

[rswirtz]

This may be a dumb question, but why would you want to light up the water? I'm sure it looks cool, but is there a purpose? Does it attract fish? Show the girls skinny dipping? Rick