I have a 2024 SXS22 that did not come with stock docking lights. The lake I am on has a channel connecting 2 lakes and requires knowing the location of the channel markers. In addition, I would like some lights for docking. I have found some decent lights from Harbor Freight and one is a flood and the other is a spot, both 1050 lumens. I am contemplating putting one of each to give me the both of best worlds. Does anyone have experience with this?
Dock and Channel lights
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LaurencetheAdventurer
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I added these at a 1,000 lumens, wish I can gone brighter but they help a LOT. We boat well into the evening a lot, and our dock has turns, narrow runways, rocks and cables - so the dock lights come in handy. Wired direct to the existing dock lights made wiring easy. 3 seasons in, no issues.
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I added an under deck LED light bar to both my former and current boats. I documented both installations here Oct 2023 Update: Added LED Bar Light for Docking The one on my former boat was 4320 lumens which was a bit of overkill. I went with a 2160 lumen model on the current boat and the light is very acceptable. If I did it a third time, I would choose around 3000 lumens if available. I think 1050 lumens will be disappointing.
Whatever you do, make sure the lights you choose are rated IP67 or IP68. (Google IP ratings.)
Whatever you do, make sure the lights you choose are rated IP67 or IP68. (Google IP ratings.)
Thank you for the feedback. I saw your post on this. Due to my boat being tri-toon and wanting my lights to be below the deck I will be using 2 lights. I have found a better option that are 2000 lumens each for a total of 4000. The other thing I like about them are that they area spot / flood combo giving some longer distance to look for channel markers and flood for docking.