red i've just ordered 8 sets
I just used plan old white. Might need to get some blue ones.
I heard there is a red light district in Holland. So a boat with red light will mean the same .
Just a thought... could using red lights put one at risk from the various enforcement authorities if it was visible from outside the hull?
(I agree red is best for maintaining night vision though).
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red or blue is good for night vision. neither is better than the other. probably just a preference thing.
not sure why law enforcement wold be concerned?
They gave me a warning a couple of years back for using a red LED torch (from my other hobby of astronomy), I was wondering if I'd get a similar warning (or worse) for red LED lights mounted to the boat.
Their 'reasoning' was that my red torch could be confused for a nav light...
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I can understand a torch, but led strips mounted under the gunnels would put most of the light into the boat.
IMO, nav lights & white light would not be particularly affected. If the leds were that powerful, it would simply make your boat more visible.
Luc
I suppose that if you take your boat north, you might get a few grunters as well.
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I was considering buying some of these but with all the conjecture over white, blue, red and whatever other colours I reckon I would be better off with the Dolphin torch option.
What is wrong with having white ones...has to be far better for rigging up etc.
go the white, i have 5 white strings on the boat and the glare is minium. I only have green underneath the boat. The white is superbright. the only downfall of these led lights is every man and his do will know ur spot X at nite.
Blue and red are romatics colours. You wouldn't want to turn ur deckie on will ya Pinhead. .