Under water lights

[major hattitude]

Hi does anyone have suggestions for underwater lights
Have three out of four not working seems tons
If choices out there any input would be greatly
Appreciated thanks John

 

[Cricket]

Removed 4 OceanLeds, 3 out of 4 went pad.
Replaced with Lumitec SeaBlazeX Spectrums 3 years ago.
Much much brighter and 1/4 of the cost of replacement OceanLeds.
They change color when turned on, just quickly flip the switch on and off to select a color.
Or they sell them in single or duel color models.
Just noticed, while checking our model name, they now have SeaBlazeX2 out, might be some deals on the original model.
Looks like X2 is a little brighter than the originals which I thought were already very bright.

 

[SEVEN]

I went with Aqualuma and have very happy. Love the bright blue light. They are pricey but easily changed out from inside the boat. No need for a haul out.

 

[Photolomy]

How many lights is common and where?

 

[riverrandy]

OceanLED invented the underwater LED, and have been first in most things including failures. They also had issue with warranty. Now they have worked out the bugs and continue to be the leader. The have a new model that is 11,000 lumins, about twice what anyone else can do. Viking has committed to these in a new build they have on the books. Pricy, but amazing. All the buzz at Miami Boat Show.

 

[SEVEN]

How many lights is common and where?

Duel to the water tank I was only able to install (2). One on each side of the water tank. I may add some to the side of the boat near the stern on the next haul out. Although I’m not sure if it’s worth the money and effort.

 

[Photolomy]

Do you have pictures at night? I think I would want two on the stern near the swim platform.

 

[Boatsb]

I like the lumishore ones. It's a great product.

 

[carolinacoast]

4 on the stern looks awesome. Prefer blue. Seablaze. No pics here, so It may not have happened.

 

[SEVEN]

No pictures now and the water is to muddy to get a good look. If you’re in salt water it goes out about 50’. If you have an exterior mount type with just wires going thru the hull you can put 4 or more in. With Aqualuma they are thru hills and you can only put two in the stern because of the water tank. Look up Aqualuma on West Marine. I went with the top of the line most luminous.

 

[Pascal]

Just took this, anchored in the Exumas. That s a pair of Ocean LEDs.

I ve use Lumitech Seablaze in the past and never got them to last more than 1 to 2 years. Cheaper than Ocean LEDs though

 

[carolinacoast]

3 years so far. its all about voltage, heavy gauge wire, and well grounded.

 

[JCG-PR]

I just installed 4 new Lumitec Spectrum X2's and am very happy with them. Great lights for the price and I prefer the surface mounts with only a small hole for the wire. Sorry for the large picture and its weird orientation, it's my first time uploading a pic.

 

[Mike36c]

Myself and two friends placed a bulk order for three boats when Ocean Led released the 3010 model. They were very bright but all failed quickly with zero support. It was a $5K experiment for me.

 

[SEVEN]

That’s why I went with Aqualuma. The light itself is all inside the boat and never gets wet. Yes you have to put 3” holes in your stern. The light in reality is waterproof. And will never have an issue with electrolysis because the housing is carbon fiber.

 

[rustybucket]

I put 6 SeablazeX's on last year. 2 were dead within a few months and a third likes to flicker and dim. Was going to add 6 more this spring but having second thoughts....

 

[carolinacoast]

Before I went ahead, I checked with a marine electrician, and called Lumitec support.
They said problems are 99pct voltage drop. My setup is at the upper end of voltage at the light, and no issues. Call them for assistance.

 

[Play'N Hooky Too]

On the last haul out I bought two Lumtec SeablazeX's to install. One was DOA. Lumtec did replace it without any hassle which was a plus. Now less than 1.5 years in, the other one has just up and died. Lumtec said they will replace it if I send it back, but I won't be able to do that until my next haul out and then I'll have to wait for the turn around time on the replacement. Not real happy with them.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Many of these lights have a driver that specs input voltage of 9-32v. Has anyone tried to run these at 32v? I know a 32v system will produce voltage higher than 32v so that may not be a good idea. But, if they need to be at the upper level of the input voltage, maybe 32v is the answer.

 

[Photolomy]

Thanks for all the pictures. I can definitely see me doing this.