pstorti

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I guess I was typing as you were posting I didn't see you had already made your decision those should work fine and they are so cheap you can always change them for something else later.

US1 Fountain

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Guessing 6' or so long. The strips come with double side tape on them, but I wanted to make sure the tape would stick, getting soaked as they do. So I peeled off their tape and put on some quality 3M tape I picked up from Menards. The 3M tape is 10x thicker and more rubbery than the cheaper stuff. Still stuck 2 yrs later just like day installed. No idea what the rating is. It was just a $15 roll I bought thru ebay. It's fully encased in silicone. Looks like it could rest on the bottom of the lake and still work.

ealesh33

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Yea it was $135 shipped for 6 strips at 3 1/2 feet per strip. Cost more then the supernights, but the supernights are a IP65 rating (which is a light water projection rating) where the ones I got from SuperBrightLeds can be submerged in water, and the ones from SuperBrightLeds are more lumens per foot and overall. Also, they are side emitting strips, so when I attach them up inside the gunnels the lights will shine straight down instead of directly into the the other side of the gunnel.

ealesh33

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Yea these don't have the double sided tape on them, which is no big deal cause I would have replaced it anyway considering the reviews I read on all the LED strips that the double sided tape that comes on them doesn't last. As i said mine are only 3 1/2 feet long, so hopefully I get enough coverage back there with 1 strips, as i don't really want to make a connection under the platform.

caseyh

I just got done spliceing 3 16' strips together. Took no time and works great.

US1 Fountain

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You'll be amazed at the amount of light that is put off by them. I put some inside some side compartments and under the seats for some indirect lighting. Originally put several inch strips in each location, but that proved to be WAY to bright. I ended up with just 1 section (3 leds) at each spot, so 3/4-1"??? long

Nevermind the speaker color lighting. For some reason it always looks whitish when pic from iPhone. They are blue

ealesh33

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Good to hear, cause I have a 24ft outlaw, and was planning on putting 1 3 1/2 foot section on each side inside the gunnels in the cockpit, then 2 more inside the gunnels on each side in the engine compartment. Then a 3 1/2 foot strip under the swim platform. That would leave me with 1 more 3 1/2 foot section which I can put where ever there isn't enough light, and can even cut that one in sections to add to multiple places. I am thinking it should be enough, but guess I won't know until I have it all in the boat. I really like the one under your platform, and you saying you have a 6 footer under there makes me think I didn't order enough as at each location the light strip will be shorter then the distance i want to light by around 1/2. What do you think, you think that should be sufficient? I mean I don't want to be a huge blue light out there, but would like it to be apparently noticeable even is slightly lit enviroment like at the dock at the bar at night and such.

US1 Fountain

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I'd go with 2 sections under your platform if you can, otherwise the lighting will be too centered. My slip neighbor has a tubular platform and originally just lite the center part. Was lacking eveness, so he put a small strip on each side of the 2 middle supports. That really made a big improvement. I think the tubular platforms are more forgiving as the lighting reflects off the water and upwards, where as on mine it has to reflect outwards. It's still lights up good though. Not sure why my 1st pic looks like 2 strips reflecting off the water, it's 1 long single one and lights up evenly all the way across. Nice thing about these strips is they are easy to work with. Lite it up, look at it, and cover up the lights till you get the look you want, then cut and solder/seal the strip ends.

ealesh33

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Ok I will probably do that then, this way I know the platform will have plenty of light, and if I need to add one It will be cake to just run another under my gunnels or dash as i wouldnt have to go through the transom again. In the specifications they say you can run up to 3 strips in a serious without seeing brightness loss, so I can run 2 lights on the platform and tie 1 in on each side which will give me 2 lines from the switch feeding each side of the boat with 3 strips in a series on each side. Only down fall is I will have to go through the transom on each side so 2 holes, which isn't that big of a deal, and will allow for all connections to be protected inside the boat instead of making a connection under the platform. I have a solid platform as well, so the extra light will probably help give me some good spread.

jvthundercat

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You mean I don't have to buy 450 dollar lights for back there?