External Floodlight recomendation and pictures

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2006
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22 Cruiser
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Pegasus
I am thinking about adding a floodlight to the cabin roof of Pegasus and am looking for product recommendations and album pictures of installed lights so I can get an idea of where to place the light and the inside remote control

Thanks in advance

Thom
 
What are you trying to light up? A flood light underway will damage your night vision, and is not a good idea in reference to other boaters' vision. A quick flick on of a spotlight works for markers etc.

I have a magnetic mount tractor flood light which will clamp on the anchor, and give light over the bow, without any glare on the deck. I only use this in narrow channels, where I need to see the surface of the water.

If you want lights for the cockpit or fishing that is another issue. Many LED lights are very good for this and much smaller than typical "spreader" lights used in the past. You can mount some of these on the aft eye brow of the cabin, and have good illumination in the cockpit.
You can also mount lights on an aft radar arch.
 
We have a remote light integrated with the radar mount. Put the remote control where you can reach it while at the helm. If you have a problem with reflections off bow rails, you can use a foam covering (like a plumbing insulation) that will keep that from happening. Different for each type of boat. Lots of info in many threads and albums.

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Charlie
 
NC-TFC":mhfz5c06 said:
I am thinking about adding a floodlight to the cabin roof of Pegasus and am looking for product recommendations and album pictures of installed lights so I can get an idea of where to place the light and the inside remote control

Thanks in advance

Thom
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Just wonder if this project ever went to completion Thom. I am thinking of something similar. Flood lights, not spot lights, added onto the radar pedestal, and that would be facing out to the side not forward. These would be like scene lights on a EMS rig. I found a nice lite, LED, equal to 100 watt spreader light at Marinebeam and look like they would do the job.

Just wondering if anyone has done anything like this, and if so, would you do it again, or what would you change?

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
Harv,

If you do that you might want to think of a way to cut down on the reflection from your bow rail. It can kill your night vision.
 
You can see my floodlight in my album pics. I have never used it except to check that it works. I would not use it while underway, and most marinas seem well lit up at night. Would certainly come in handy approaching a buoy in the dark or night time anchor work.

Martin.
 
Thanks Barry. I am thinking of more side light than forward. Like a docking light. I thought about forward lights, but glare and really not much need so thinking more of just the side lights.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
Harvey, "Sea Shift" has side flood lights and a stern flood light installed on the radar arch. Additionally, it has a bow pulpit spot light that swivels 360 degrees and pans up and down. Look carefully at picture number 47 in my album and you can see them. The side and stern flood lights are manufactured by Hobbs.
 
Dave,

Looks good. Thanks. Curious, Do you use them much? Are they each on separate switches or all on one, (flood lights, not the spot)?

Would you do them again?

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
Joe,

Thanks for the search tips. I had tried several and this thread is the closest to what I was looking for. (work lights, sidelights, scene lights etc but still didn't turn up the ones you did.)

I will start checking them out too, While I am watching :wink: the Indy 500.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
This is the light that I am looking at for a side light;

http://store.marinebeam.com/led-15w-spreader-light.html

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-54258538930337_2262_141455



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Item# SL-15-05
Regular price: $125.00
$99.00
They would be mounted facing directly port and starboard, (one each way), and under the radar onto the Scanstrut under the upper plate to get it up higher off the roof and to use the upper plate to help spread the light into a slightly wider arc.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
hardee":2ciy3rgs said:
Dave,

Looks good. Thanks. Curious, Do you use them much? Are they each on separate switches or all on one, (flood lights, not the spot)?

Would you do them again?

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
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Harvey, They are on separate switches on the dash directly under the steering wheel. Les at EQ did the rigging for them when I purchased the boat new. The side lights not only have been useful when docking at night by have been particularly useful at night when connected to shore power at the dock for illumination of the dock when doing chores outside the boat at night. The stern flood light totally illuminates the cockpit, the engines and beyond. I also have a small cockpit "porch light" that is activated by a switch next to the sidelights and stern light under the steering wheel. The camperback (when deployed) blocks the illumination from the stern floodlight, so the porch light provides cockpit illumination then.
Absolutely, I would "do them again". Just like you referred to in your original post, I got used to "scene lights on EMS rigs" and have learned the value of having them.
Google "Hobbs Floodlight" and you will find them....the cost $35.75 they have a white casing. (They are not LED however).
 
Dave,

Thanks, I just found out I have a Hobbs Marine light for a cockpit light. And you are right, it is bright and lights up the are very well. The ones I am looking at are waterproof, in an aluminum housing, and LED and quite a bit smaller with the same light output.

Thanks for the review on the use.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon

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hardee":1fkop7ri said:
This is the light that I am looking at for a side light;

http://store.marinebeam.com/led-15w-spreader-light.html

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-54258538930337_2262_141455



Can't seem to get this photo into this post.

Item# SL-15-05
Regular price: $125.00
$99.00
They would be mounted facing directly port and starboard, (one each way), and under the radar onto the Scanstrut under the upper plate to get it up higher off the roof and to use the upper plate to help spread the light into a slightly wider arc.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
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I have the 15W spreader light shown in the link above. I plan on putting over the door to light the cockpit. It is quite bright so I am adding a dimmer. Most of the time I think full bright will be a bit much.

I got the light for $50 at a boat show in FL. I ordered a LED dimmer for about $5 online.
 
ssobol,

I thanks for the reply. I am looking for bright (I think). My Hobbs Marine light is over the cabin door, lighting the cockpit. I have used it a couple of times when launching in the dark --- not something I do very much of, but it sure brightens things up.

Mostly now, I use an LED headlamp for my night light.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
I have used small 3 LED cockpit lights, which light up the cockpit and aft for about 25 feet onto the beach --or water. The same on the sides could be just under the eyebrows--these are small and un-obtrusive. Not enough for SAR, but good for docking. Should be no glare for the side lights or even aft lights--but agree that cabin top mounted light can be a problem with glare off the deck and railings.
 
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