Best boat spotlights according to redditors
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best boat spotlights. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best boat spotlights. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
That's... a regular halogen lamp with a 100w bulb, probably a projector bulb, in a flashlight form factor with expensive battery, making it hard to mount, and heavy with a crappy time of 10 minutes at full power! And they want $200 for this albatross? Or $250 with the 20 min battery?
How about 250w for $15, comes with a stand and plugs in to a wall for reasonable run time:
http://www.menards.com/main/mobile/outdoor-lights/work-lights/cooper-lighting-7-1-lamp-250w-portable-worklight/p-144934
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It'll catch things on fire at close range too. As will all such reflected/focused incandescents.
Or $80 will get you 120w for 20-30 minutes I battery with http://www.amazon.com/Wagan-EL2741-Brite-Nite-Yellow-Spotlight/dp/B002TW92PG. Handle and a stand too.
Depending on your lights, something like this is probably sufficient. Pair that up with one of these and you should be able to run it all night on a single charge (math says up to 16 hours, but I'd stick to 12 to avoid over-taxing the battery).
Stick the battery in a good waterproof box, like /u/NoLA_Owl mentioned. Run a car lighter through the box into the battery (with a fuse - you'll be surrounded by water and shorts are bad). Maybe wire in a switch, if you're so inclined. Apply liberal amounts of Marine Goop/silicone where any wires enter the box and you're good to go.
Tie off the box to your kayak, or to a good long line with a bit of pool noodle at the end. If that box falls overboard for any reason, it's going to sink right to the bottom (the battery is basically a lead brick). The line will let you find it and pull it back up.
Amazon Examples-
Pods: http://www.amazon.com/Off-road-Headlight-Driving-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B00G620ZVU/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1412741662&sr=1-3&keywords=led+light+bar
Bar: http://www.amazon.com/MicTuningTM-brand-Working-Driving-4500Lm/dp/B009C044N8/ref=sr_1_9?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1412741726&sr=1-9&keywords=led+light+13%27%27
There are less expensive versions of this bar and even larger bars as well.
It is obviously intended to be a q-beam like flashlight.