Underwater Boat Lighting
 

What is the law for having underwater lighting while you drive - is it legal in Ca?

I saw a video with them on a Cig at night and thought it looked awesome but I didn't know if it was legal - anyone have any idea's?

I have a friend that developed a LED underwater light and from what we have heard the white and green are OK when running. The blue is sorta grey area because it is same as FWC and water police. He put a do not run them while underway as CYA in his product.

I doubt there is a law about underwater lighting......why would there be?

You may blind a submarine

If you get pulled over they should have a better reason than " I'm sorry, but I could see you in the dark".:drink:

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How much does he charge for his lights? you can pm me

I cant PM (cheapie free membership here these days)

Shoot me an email and we can chat if you want.
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Has anyone seen any in Red yet?

red is the first color to get filtered by water......doens't make sense.

Links yachtlights, aqualights, oceanled,aqualuma, oceanbright and wakemagic

http://www.wakemagic.com/images/images/Header2_01.jpg

Wake magic do red lights.

I can understand your point.. but there is a very good reason for the our boat's lights and colors.

Boats and airplanes both have the same color positions and they are not for the looks of them but rather for the other pilot(s) looking at you and figuring out what way you're traveling. There are also similar laws in the trucking (and for even our autos) world when it comes to the "chicken" lights and their colors. They are not to having red forward facing lights and yellow rear facing unless it is a turn signal. With red and yellow being the only legal colors at night.

So, as I am sure there are no laws currently on the books but if extra lights become a problem or a collision happens then there will. They just passes a law in MO about the white docking lights... boats cannot run with them on. So that kind of blows "the more you can see the better" thought out of the water. My thoughts.... these lights are killer and I really like them and would like to get a set myself, but turn them on when coming into port or docking at the bar. But while underway, I really do not want to see a big glowing ball of blue/red/green/purple/(insert your color here...) lights at night and me having to try and figure out if it is coming at me or running with me.

Kept your safe and you'll keep others safe. :kiss:

I agree with the law on not running docking lights, if you happen to be going to other way you can't see $hit, same concept as pointing a spotlight at another boat.

There are very specific federal laws about lighting. I am very certain those underwater lights are not legal underway. It would not matter if they are underwater or over water if you can see them, they could confuse other boaters for navigation purposes. I have the Coast Guard Regulations book. It is lengthy and very clear about what is allowed. Size of the boat direction of the light and styles are all very exact.

Here is a cool YouTube Vid...They cahnge colors!
 

This is pretty cool....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXUfV7qUY7Q

We all just run brown/tan lights on the Illinois River. Sure is hard to tell if you have a light out though.

just curious, but how do these lights mount to the boat? I really like the looks of the blue lights.

Ya drill a hole! :D

haha funny guy. So whats the best way to seal up the hole you drill?

The only way these can confuse someone is if they are passing me.

Put a light in it!!! :D



Sorry! I only have experiance with OceanLED. Nearly everything comes with the kit.

hahaha your full of funny!

seriously though ill check out oceanLED and buy a full kit instead of just lights. Thanks bud

Good luck!

Good thread guys. I am interested in these but only to use while docked. Do they need to be mounted below the water line?

Normally they mount below the water line just to cool them, bu the OceanLED can operate when running.....the non-LED types cannot both becuase they get too hot and the vibration of the boat kills the bulb life.

Thanks Nort

I actually answered my own question when I read a little farther.

Here's a link to a thread from WakeWorld where a couple guys took all of the underwater lights and did a test. Very informative reading for anyone interested. They used the Abyss lite, OceanLED, and any other light on the market that was available.

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/m...tml?1245477055

Very good info, thanks bro

One of the lights tested is my friends comapny (ShadowCaster)
Not the cheapest, but nice lights.

Shadow Casters look awesome!

Aqua
 

Ruff in Here

whats the site address and are there picts

Made in USA
 

[QUOTE=AquaLeds;2925752]www.AquaLeds.com

And I wish I was back in Miami to.

I had a shop in N.Miami on NE188st.. XtremMarine .
Now I make underwater Lights... big difference from Making HP motor mounts for Cigarette & Apache.. Drank alot of beers at Ft.Apache and then running my Sonic to bimini for a quick swim...the good old days that was a very busy street. :drink:

LOL .....how did you end up in Philly!!!! and .......please tell me your not a Steelers fan (there every where here:snide:)

If you ever come over to Ocean City MD......like 99.99% of the Pennsylvanians do you could use your lighting on my boat for advertisement!!

Taken with a phone...Lake Conroe is a dirty brown water lake....can't see you hand in the water...these are bright....

http://www.deepsee.com/12-led-on-hull-sealiter.html

they are definetly bright....all have to check them out as well.

Sorry.....how bright could those really be? Usually.....you get what you pay for.

I look forward to his response. I do not see why these units are priced so high and what makes the 1000.00 lights that much better then the 150.00 lights the aqualed has.

Underwater Marine Lights Boats & Yachts Made In Usa
 

Ocean after year will say Sorry just send another $600

That is what I was thinking.