Underwater lights on Yamaha 210 FSH?

[ewassef]

At first glance it doesnt seem like this is doable. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations?

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

At first glance it doesnt seem like this is doable. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations?

Seems like this is totally doable, it’s on my list of possible upgrades over the winter.

I don’t know of a member who has done this, lighting on these boats has been focused around spreader lights, which is going to be one of my upgrades over the winter. I’d also like to add a few more courtesy lights so the deck can be fully illuminated.

Did you do a search or go through all the center console posts?

 

[ewassef]

I did a search here and came up with nothing. Extra courtesy lights would be nice.
When looking into the engine bay, it didn't seem like there was a good drill point that I could get to for the lights.

 

[King]

At first glance it doesnt seem like this is doable. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations?

ewassef,

I've yet to receive my Yamaha, it's still on order. While waiting, I've been researching several things I'd like to do to it once it arrives. Underwater lighting is one of those items. Mine will be a 195S so, our hulls don't exactly match up. But, I did find this LINK about adding a drainplug light to an AR210. Perhaps that's close enough to what you have to help get you pointed in the right direction. Doing a search here, as well as Google, for 'underwater boat lighting", and "drainplug light" should flood you with stuff.

My plan so far is... to do the drainplugs on mine and tie them in to the courtesy light switch. That may change once I see the layout of the boat, first hand.

Good luck,

King

 

[Julian]

Some Yamahas come stock with underwater lights. Plenty of people have installed them.

Here is one post from the FAQ:

https://jetboaters.net/threads/underwater-leds.1003/#post-13685

This search yields lots of other threads on the topic.

 

[Diesel965]

At first glance it doesnt seem like this is doable. Has anyone done this? Any recommendations?

Yes. I have installed an underwater light above my drain plug area. It was a sea breeze round RGB light with a wire I ran to a dash switch. Will try and post some pics as well as how I did it later today.