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Would like to put underwater lights on over the winter.was thinking of the sea blaze x surface mount.anyone have any experience with these or. Have a better solution.the seablaze are about 320 a light.Bill
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(11-25-2016, 08:49 PM)williamwalter Wrote: Would like to put underwater lights on over the winter.was thinking of the sea blaze x surface mount.anyone have any experience with these or. Have a better solution.the seablaze are about 320 a light.Bill
I hate to drill any holes in boats, especially below the waterline. I have seen so much transom damage from water penetration. If it were my boat and I wanted underwater lights they would be surface mount. In addition I would 5200 a piece of 3/4" PVC stock to the transom and screw the lights to the PVC. The power cable would be run above the waterline before entering the interior. Remember, if you are in salt water, marine growth will foul the lens and require maintenance. Look around at boats out of the water in the yards and you will see what I mean. Capt. George
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I agree I hate drilling holes in my boat below the water line but if done right it should be like any other through hull.these lights only require a quarter inch hole for wire.haddent thought about growth but I'm usually swimming around boat with a brush and usually don't have much growth on transom.Bill
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12-20-2016, 07:22 PM (This post was last modified: 12-20-2016, 07:23 PM by trit21.
Edit Reason: Forgot to mention they are the X lights.
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I installed 3 seablaze x blue/white/strobe lights on my 35 open, 13.5' beam. They provide plenty of light IMO, YMMV. You can inquire to Tiara if your hull below waterline is solid, mine is. Easy install. As far fouling, mine do not foul very much at all and a simple wipe and the fouling that is present comes right off.
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Thanks for the info .i did not see much about the install other then putting the lights on the hull and putting wires thru.did it come with any info on doing the electrical.was that something you did or did you have it done. Did it come with any of that or were you on your own.Bill
I did all the wiring myself, I have a degree in electronics so not a big deal. If you decide to do it yourself, please make sure you use the correct gauge wire. For three lights and a fairly long run, I used 10 gauge wire. If you use to small of a gauge wire, you will get a voltage drop and the light will not operate correctly. This is for pretty much any light you use. Make sure wiring is sized correctly and of course fused or a breaker as well. To answer your question if the directions had any information I really don't remember, probably just threw is away anyway. You know, guys don't need instructions on stuff like this <JK>
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Sounds good. I have some good wire for the job.was thinking of putting a bus block in back and run to my circuit breaker panel.i have a couple of openings there.i have these carling breakers that have square front that fits in my panel.what size circuit breaker did you put in.did the manufacturer recommended anything specific for 3 lights.Bill