Would like docking lights for my boat
 

How easy are they to install?
What's a good company?
Where is a good place to mount the switch for them

I love my docking lights! I always come in after dark and wouldn't want it any other way. As far as switch position, I would think its your preference. Add a toggle switch next to others you have like nav, blower, cabin power, bilge.

I like mine. I believe that it was an option well worth the money. Not like one of those over priced options that will never be used. The only thing that I dont like about them, is that around my boating area there are alot of people that think they are head lights. They use them while under way. Some of them are built on the same plate as the nav. lights or in the same sight line. While they are on it makes it difficult to see the color nav. lights. I relation to that, it makes it difficult to determine what direction of travel the boat is moving. I have had a close call with a large party on a slow toon because of this.

Don't know where you boat but this is highly illegal. Water patrol should quickly be able to knock that down

I've got them and find them pretty useless to be honest. You should have a couple of "AUX" switches on your Baja from the factory that are avaliable for switchable exhaust, lights, depth finder and such.

You could also replace a switch that is a two position with a 3 position, so that way it would be on-off-on instead of on-off. I did this with my courtesy lights and I added underwater lights to them.

I have no idea how the Baja is wired to the switch panel but the docking lights are the biggest current draw on the boat. If you add them I'd make sure adequate gauge wire and workmanship is applied.

Save your time & money, really pretty useless. I have had 2 boats with them & never really used them. They are illegal to use when under way (in my state)

I prefer a hand held spot light if I need to shine for something at night.

Agree I never use my docking lights.

I agree.

Some previous convos on how useful they are:

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/e...s-my-boat.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/p...ng-lights.html

I get lots of customers that express interest in docking lights. When I tell them that they're illegal to use while under way, most of them give up. For those that don't, I ask them how effective even the best automotive headlights are in a driving rain storm. (They suck.) "OK, then why would you think they'd work any better when you're floating in the stuff?" is my next question. That usually puts off most of the rest. For those that still want them - and we install them - they generally find them to be pretty much just as I described.

Like I said I use them every weekend. Not sure why anybody would use the for when they're underway? They are called Docking lights for a reason. When I pull in my marina late at night it's very dark, turn on the docking lights and It lights up 20'-30' with a pretty good spread. Last year they saved me from running into a dingy that got loose of the back of someones cruiser. that right there is worth it in my book. I can see everything in front of my boat which I wouldn't call "useless" by any means. For those of us who need them, they can be very useful. So if you feel you need them, don't listen to anyone who is not in your situation and install them. Good luck!