Running At Night

[jsmith89]

Alright got a conundrum here that my fried brain cells have yet to find a solution to. I've got a parker 2520xl its a sport cabin. I have a acr remote spot light mounted on top of the cabin which is great until you need to use it. Problem is with all the chrome railing on the bow the spot light reflects back and blinds you at night making it completely useless. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if anyone had found a good solution to it other than mine of just not using the spot light?

[ExBailBonds]

Alright got a conundrum here that my fried brain cells have yet to find a solution to. I've got a parker 2520xl its a sport cabin. I have a acr remote spot light mounted on top of the cabin which is great until you need to use it. Problem is with all the chrome railing on the bow the spot light reflects back and blinds you at night making it completely useless. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if anyone had found a good solution to it other than mine of just not using the spot light?

Relocate it to the bow???

[jsmith89]

Relocate it to the bow???

Yeah that was my idea too. Figured I'd ask everyone else before I started cutting and running wires.

[PatrickG]

You shouldn't run with the spotlight on. The spotlight will really mess up your night vision. I run slowly at night and use the spotlight to identify things I see on the water or on the radar. Many cruisers are loaded with stainless and they place their remote spotlights on a stantion or bow rail above the bow pulpit. If you mount your spotlight obove the bow pulpit, the light won't shine on the boat.

[ExBailBonds]

Yeah that was my idea too. Figured I'd ask everyone else before I started cutting and running wires.

Its really the only answer that will work if you want to use it while underway. Not only does the chrome reflect the light back at you the entire deck is illuminated wich blinds you as well.

[jsmith89]

Well looks like it going to the bow

[ExBailBonds]

Not my boat but this is what i am doing on my world cat

[Boz]

You shouldn't run with the spotlight on. The spotlight will really mess up your night vision. I run slowly at night and use the spotlight to identify things I see on the water or on the radar. Many cruisers are loaded with stainless and they place their remote spotlights on a stantion or bow rail above the bow pulpit. If you mount your spotlight obove the bow pulpit, the light won't shine on the boat.

Not only will it mess up YOUR night vision, it will temporarily blind any other boaters on the water that the light hits.

As Patrick said, use it very sparingly, go slow, and before turning the light on, rotate it so it shines downward a few meters in front of your own bow, then slowly raise it. A quick scan every minute or two should be sufficient.

And I agree with the others - - the bow is the only practical location.

[PatrickG]

Not my boat but this is what i am doing on my world cat

I wonder how often the captain accidentally blinds himself turning on the spot before he turns it around.

[jsmith89]

Just wanted to clarify the spot isn't for running I use it for getting in the slip and figuring out what that big shadow is in front of me when its dark out.