Under Water L.e.ds....

[tresvatos1]

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I don't know if anyone has even tried this, but I would like to give it a shot.

Basically mount Blue incased LEDs on the stern, on the rear of the boat, so
that the wake glows blue when underway. Also creates nice effect when stationary.

I have access to the LED's. The only variable would be where to mount these, as
the hull is mostly out of the water when powered up.

A lot of boaters are doing this now, and it would probably be a nice addition to a
Sea doo boat.

Please let me know what your ideas/thought are on this, before I go thru with the project.

Thanks, Greg

 

[Nate Surveyor]

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Please let me know what your ideas/thought are on this, before I go thru with the project.

Thanks, Greg

Well, go through with it, and post pics. I think a really bright spotlight could cause the fish to wear sunglasses!

Nate

 

[jdw999]

You mean like these?

jdw999

 

[tresvatos1]

Yep.. what kind of boat are those on? Thanks

 

[Dans97challenger]

Although it really does look good does it pass all the coast guard laws??? That is the big thing. I know in cars you can't have blue undercarridge lights and I would think being on the water would be the same but I have no idea. It is more of a question I guess.

 

[jdw999]

Yep.. what kind of boat are those on? Thanks

I got this off of another forum....

"I installed a pair of High Intensity LED Flood Lights and a pair of High Intensity LED Spotlights (Oznium.com) above both drain plugs on my Speedster 150. Total cost of lights, rocker switches, and in-line fuse holders was around $80.

My pics don't do the lights justice. The blue LED's look good while idling...

but really look incredible when driving at night. The LED's blue light is amplified by the jet wash/surface spray resulting in an "afterburner effect" that looks bad aszzzzzzzzz!

Only "drawback" was drilling a small hole (X2) through the stern to pass the wire into the engine compartment. I liberally applied silicon to both sides of the hole to prevent water seepage. I've put some hard hours (wake jumping) on the boat since the install and LED's continue to work great w/ no leaking whatsoever."

 

[jdw999]

Although it really does look good does it pass all the coast guard laws??? That is the big thing. I know in cars you can't have blue undercarridge lights and I would think being on the water would be the same but I have no idea. It is more of a question I guess.

Also off the other forum...

"I do not know about the legality of the lights. If the lights are ON at night, they DEFINITELY draw attention - both good and bad. We primarily boat at a lake in SW Missouri, so after installation, I tracked down the local lake patrol (Corp) and got the OK following a brief demo. They referred to them as docking lights...

Good enough for me, but once a season we pull the boat to a KS mud hole and also to OK's Grand Mud Lake where the "interpretation" of the law may be different. This is not something that keeps me up at night. If the lake patrol has a problem with my lights, I'll be happy to turn them off (and even happier to not get a ticket).

Wouldn't hurt my feelings if I never get another ticket, but I trully appreciate the role law enforcement plays in keeping our beloved lakes safe from the drunks and idiots posing as boaters."

 

[tresvatos1]

Can You Please Put Up Some Pics Of Where You Mounted The Lights.

Did You Have To Drill Four Small Holes For The Four Lights?

Thanks

 

[Chris_cox]

darn if i could ride my gtx at night i would so rock that