wolverineDreaM
New Member
- Feb 25, 2010
- 35
- Boat Info
- 380 Sundancer 1999, Raymarine E80, Radar, Auto, UW lights, 7kW WB, Crestron touch panels, Teak & Ho
- Engines
- 7.4 twin horizons
Tri color spoiler lights, LED (RGB) swim platform lights, LED cockpit lights and Blue Underwater Lights (Projects 13, 14,15 and 23)
Ok, here is what things look like now that these projects are done. The spoiler lights use the switch as a momentary to turn from white to blue to red to off. About $100 each from yacht lights. The blue is cool but bugs still think it's white lighting. The holes in the spoiler required widening slightly but almost a drop in. Two lights do a nice job lighting up most of the interior although the twilight pics don't do them justice.
The cockpit lights are also from yacht lights and were on sale for 30 apiece. They are actually brighter than the origs.
The Swim platform lights are RGB (up to a million colors) hooked into a wireless controller. Be aware that the chinese typically use positive not negative for ground which means not all controllers will work with the lights. Also, one manufacturer may put their lights in RGB order, the next GBR etc. No big deal except I used pod lights under the swim platform for Joe Florida (do a web search or check out my other posts) and a chinese source for ribbon lights and silicon/water resistant. They don't match so on the same controller they will blink or fade at the same time but in different colors. Anyway, the guys loved the look and my 380's platform is above the water enough to really show off the lighting.
The underwater lights were most of a flyer for me. I had been using abyss white lights (2) under my 2005 SR 300 but I took a chance and put in 3 blues. I also moved the lights closer to the surface (only a couple of inches below the water) for a couple of reasons. The first is that blue attenuates more quickly in the murky water we have in the lakes up here. The second, is that I wanted a more pronounced "rooster tail" effect. When I get more pics of these lights at night I will add them. I was a little concerned that the low cost of these lights might mean poor quality or low lumens but that didn't seen to be the case. I have these wired into my dash panel. The lights are from aqualeds. The instructions were minimal, ok, non existent. but the install was a breeze and I put in a 5 amp switchblade fuse to be safe. Here are the pics
http://picasaweb.google.com/116887177506323657191/UnderwaterSpoilerAndPlatformLights?feat=directlink
Ok, here is what things look like now that these projects are done. The spoiler lights use the switch as a momentary to turn from white to blue to red to off. About $100 each from yacht lights. The blue is cool but bugs still think it's white lighting. The holes in the spoiler required widening slightly but almost a drop in. Two lights do a nice job lighting up most of the interior although the twilight pics don't do them justice.
The cockpit lights are also from yacht lights and were on sale for 30 apiece. They are actually brighter than the origs.
The Swim platform lights are RGB (up to a million colors) hooked into a wireless controller. Be aware that the chinese typically use positive not negative for ground which means not all controllers will work with the lights. Also, one manufacturer may put their lights in RGB order, the next GBR etc. No big deal except I used pod lights under the swim platform for Joe Florida (do a web search or check out my other posts) and a chinese source for ribbon lights and silicon/water resistant. They don't match so on the same controller they will blink or fade at the same time but in different colors. Anyway, the guys loved the look and my 380's platform is above the water enough to really show off the lighting.
The underwater lights were most of a flyer for me. I had been using abyss white lights (2) under my 2005 SR 300 but I took a chance and put in 3 blues. I also moved the lights closer to the surface (only a couple of inches below the water) for a couple of reasons. The first is that blue attenuates more quickly in the murky water we have in the lakes up here. The second, is that I wanted a more pronounced "rooster tail" effect. When I get more pics of these lights at night I will add them. I was a little concerned that the low cost of these lights might mean poor quality or low lumens but that didn't seen to be the case. I have these wired into my dash panel. The lights are from aqualeds. The instructions were minimal, ok, non existent. but the install was a breeze and I put in a 5 amp switchblade fuse to be safe. Here are the pics
http://picasaweb.google.com/116887177506323657191/UnderwaterSpoilerAndPlatformLights?feat=directlink
Thanks for sharing your concerns though. It pays for everyone to make informed decisions when they customize a boat.
