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Underwater transom lighting
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:38 pm
by tsawyer
I'd like to install some underwater transom lights. There appears to be many options and many manufacturers. Some through hull and some not. Some are LED and some are not.
The marketing pictures all look very nice, but I want to hear from anyone that has done it or had a friend do it.
How many do you think I would need for the back of my 10 meter (13' beam)?
Thanks.
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:29 pm
by prowlersfish
be careful some can get to hot when you get on plane and they are out of the water they can over heat poss burn the fiberglass . I bought a set then found that out so I never installed them . I would think LEDs would be ok
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:52 am
by RWS
No holes in the hull for me.
When they get brighter and cheaper mine will go on the trim tabs.
RWS
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:25 am
by Danny Bailey
It has to have a logical, valuable purpose for me to pop a hole in the hull under the waterline. What operational benefit do underwater lights add??
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:39 am
by prowlersfish
Fishing and they look cool. they do make lights that do not have to bore holes in the boat to install .
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:24 am
by Peter
on Lake Erie, putting on transom lights is like putting a flashlight in chocolate milk
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:46 am
by Stripermann2
I've seen some mounted on trim trim tabs. Very cool looking. Would do this, before drilling into the hull myself.
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:52 pm
by rossjo
I plan to mount mine on the underside of my swim platform. I definitely would not drill any hole sin my hole for vanity lighting!
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:54 pm
by tsawyer
I'm now looking at the Abyss S1515 lights. I can mount them w/o a below the waterline hole.
So, any opinions on color? They come in White, Green and Blue.
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:39 am
by Rodman
Stripermann2 wrote:I've seen some mounted on trim trim tabs. Very cool looking. Would do this, before drilling into the hull myself.
Installing lights on the trim tabs would that cause a Resistance and performance drop ?
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:21 am
by Stripermann2
Rodman wrote:Stripermann2 wrote:I've seen some mounted on trim trim tabs. Very cool looking. Would do this, before drilling into the hull myself.
Installing lights on the trim tabs would that cause a Resistance and performance drop ?
I suppose some. But can't imagine much...dependent on size, profile and location of the under water lamp, on the tab itself. Probably be a lot less than a dirty bottom!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:41 am
by Tuck
Peter wrote:on Lake Erie, putting on transom lights is like putting a flashlight in chocolate milk
gd it...i can't stop laughing at that one.
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 3:37 pm
by RWS
install them on the back of the tab.
zero resistance.
Besides that....
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE
RWS
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:17 pm
by ready123
RWS wrote:install them on the back of the tab.
zero resistence.
RWS
When you say back you mean the top of the tab which is usually out of the water when underway
hence no drag.
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:57 pm
by prowlersfish
Thats the way tab lights mount