redpointist
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- Apr 22, 2016
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I'm living aboard on an old sailboat and want to find the best spotlight for our boat before we take off. During a night test run I used a small Black Diamond camping style headlight hoping that itd be adequate but, it didnt feel up to the task. I think I need light more designed for use as a spotlight for spotting buoys, floating objects, reefs, approaching pirate ships :laughing:, etc.
Priorities:
needs to be able to hold up to saltwater splashes. being fully waterproof gets lots of bonus points!
energy efficiency is important. most of our power comes from 3 100w solar panels. the power system is 12v so bonus points if it can be run off of or recharged from 12v easily
Budget: don't really want to spend more than $200 and would prefer $100 if theres a light in that range that would be adequate.
Taking those factors into account I'd like to get as much distance/brightness/useful beam as possible from the light! I've heard people talk about pencil thin beam but not sure what thatd be like in practice and if i'd benefit from a little more spread. Im also leaning toward LED for the efficiency despite it not seeming to be abke to throw as far as the other types.
So what would the experts reccomend?!
Priorities:
needs to be able to hold up to saltwater splashes. being fully waterproof gets lots of bonus points!
energy efficiency is important. most of our power comes from 3 100w solar panels. the power system is 12v so bonus points if it can be run off of or recharged from 12v easily
Budget: don't really want to spend more than $200 and would prefer $100 if theres a light in that range that would be adequate.
Taking those factors into account I'd like to get as much distance/brightness/useful beam as possible from the light! I've heard people talk about pencil thin beam but not sure what thatd be like in practice and if i'd benefit from a little more spread. Im also leaning toward LED for the efficiency despite it not seeming to be abke to throw as far as the other types.
So what would the experts reccomend?!
