Tylenator
Active Member
- Messages
- 52
- Reaction score
- 55
- Points
- 27
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
- Boat Length
- 21
I installed two Wave One spreaders over the weekend. I used 16/2 marine wire in white sheathing and wired them up to my 4th accessory switch, which was empty. I was skeptical of being able to successfully snake the wires through the t-top so I just zip tied the wire against the t-top tubing. I'm all about doing things proper and not zip tying things for the sake of being lazy, but, with the white sheathed wire for the runs against the white tubing, you don't really notice it. I may just leave it that way. I personally don't need to remove my t-top for storage so I did not add in clip/harness thingy. I used a 3A inline fuse. The hardware included with the lights was not long enough to go through the tubing so a hardware store run was needed.
The lights are great. Super bright. When setting the lights up during the daytime I was a little worried that the beam angle wasn't wide enough, but, once it got dark I was pleasantly surprised. The beam is wide enough that the entire boat is covered, and, being that the inside of the boat is white the light bounces around into every nook and cranny. It was a nice surprise to see that even the console was illuminated despite the lights being pointed to the bow and swim deck! Night photos can be deceiving but in this case I would say the lights are as bright as they seem in the photos. They light up white or red. Flipping the switch repeatedly cycles through the two colors. I wanted red lights so that night vision wouldn't be disrupted. We like to crab early AM and it's dark while we're getting prepped and out on the water. These lights will also be super handy for rinsing the boat off when we get back home after dark. I'd also like to try some night fishing. No more dealing with a flashlight/headlamp!
I also took this time to finally wire up the LEDs on my Kicker speakers. Looks pretty neat with the blue speakers under the red light.
Just wanted to share!
The lights are great. Super bright. When setting the lights up during the daytime I was a little worried that the beam angle wasn't wide enough, but, once it got dark I was pleasantly surprised. The beam is wide enough that the entire boat is covered, and, being that the inside of the boat is white the light bounces around into every nook and cranny. It was a nice surprise to see that even the console was illuminated despite the lights being pointed to the bow and swim deck! Night photos can be deceiving but in this case I would say the lights are as bright as they seem in the photos. They light up white or red. Flipping the switch repeatedly cycles through the two colors. I wanted red lights so that night vision wouldn't be disrupted. We like to crab early AM and it's dark while we're getting prepped and out on the water. These lights will also be super handy for rinsing the boat off when we get back home after dark. I'd also like to try some night fishing. No more dealing with a flashlight/headlamp!
I also took this time to finally wire up the LEDs on my Kicker speakers. Looks pretty neat with the blue speakers under the red light.
Just wanted to share!
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