Marine Accessories

Their are some boat lights that are required to be on your boat and their are also some available that are to help you find your way in the dark, most required lights come with the boat when it is purchased, to fine the find what other lights you can use you might want to check with the Coast Guard to see if you can use floodlights or spot lights on your boat.

by admin on January 19, 2010

In the summer of 1994 Jerry Gohl boarded a plane back to his home state of Nebraska, and in the cargo hold of that 747 sat 18 Golight, model 5149s. Those 18 lights were the first ever Golights produced, but they represented more than a first production run, they carried with them the fate of a fledgling company. In December of 1992 the idea for a remote controlled boat spotlight was spawned. Jerry parlayed a connection with a design engineer, Al Gebhard, into engineering drawings and eventually a prototype and by late 1993 tooling had been completed. With 18 lights in tow, Jerry set about explaining to buyers across the country what they had been missing prior to the Golight. The task was vast as was the implication; 5000 additional Golights were being manufactured and they needed shelf space.
Since then, Golight has set the industry standard in remote lighting. Our lights are in service around the world lightning the way for everything from MATVs in Afghanistan to snow plows in Alaska. The rest, as they say, is history, or so we thought. Recently a gentleman came strolling into our offices here at Golight. The gentleman, a rancher, had a Golight. It had been in his possession for a number of years, he couldn’t be sure exactly how many. Though his light was still in good working order, he wanted to inquire about upgrading to one of our wireless models. We gladly obliged and when we took a look at the serial number on his original light it was revealed to be one of the original 18 Golights produced. Jerry persuaded the gentleman to part with his light and it is now proudly displayed in a showcase in our foyer.

A boat floodlight is completely weatherproof. They are totally sealed against moisture ingress, and the mounting hardware is stainless steel to prevent rust and corrosion. The housing is shock resistant and can withstand up to 6 G’s vibration. Both flood and spot versions are available to meet your lighting requirements. The flood pattern illuminates an area 80x wide by 30x long and the spot pattern projects a narrow beam of light up to 1000′.

The Guest M-100 halogen remote spotlight kit has a joystick control with an ABS corrosion resistant housing and sealed beam putting out 100,000 candlepower.Remote panel features a single joystick control for easy, precise aiming. Kit includes spotlight, joystick control panel and 15′ wiring harness.

Guest Spot Lights have the features listed below

• Corrosion-proof, impact resistant UV stabilized ABS housing
• One year warranty
• Remote operation with joy stick control
• Light can be directed manually without damaging motors
• Easy to retrofit, same footprint and wiring harness as our 22040A spotlight
• Spotlight kits includes joystick control and 15′ wiring cable with easy install plug ends

Whether you’re spending time on the water in a boat, raft, canoe or inner-tube it is always a good idea to have a handheld light easily accessible. You can never predict what circumstances may cause your plans to keep you out past dark. In most areas, a working light spot light  is mandatory such as Guest Spot Lights on all vessel, large boats as well as canoes and kayaks. While large ships and boats require strong, spotlights as well as handheld flashlights, a compact, portable waterproof flashlight is perfect for a smaller vessels.

At Guest, we make electrical products that stand up to the punishing marine environment. Every product we make, from our rugged battery chargers and switches to a wide array of boat lights and boat spotlights, is designed to withstand the rigors of life on the water. We engineer each product to exacting performance specifications, including MARINE UL and CUL listings for an extra margin of safety. And as one of the world’s leading manufacturer of battery chargers and maintainers, we offer a complete line of products to meet practically every application.

Guest spot lights can illuminate objects up to a mile away and has marine grade construction with a full one year warranty.  Light can be directed manually without damaging motors, has replaceable halogen bulb and is easy to install.  Security code on remote unit prevents unauthorized use and wired or wireless secondary station may be added and naturally a water proof console cover.

If you’re going to be on the water after dark your boat needs the following lights:

• A Green Light – showing from dead-ahead to 112.5 degrees down the starboard (right) side of your boat.
• A Red Light – showing from dead-ahead to 112.5 degrees down the port (left) side of your boat.
• A White Masthead Light – showing through the entire 225 degrees covered by both the Green and the Red lights combined.
• A White Stern Light – that shows from dead-astern to 67.5 degrees on both sides of the stern (a total area of 135 degrees).

Make sure you always do a safety inspection of all of these must-have accessories to make sure they are in good working order before heading out to the water. Otherwise you may find yourself in deep water with the authorities, and headed back to shore with a hefty fine to pay.  Remember boat lights other than the lights talked about above are not safety lights.

When you are looking for boat spot lights you want a light that will illuminate up to a mile away with marine grade construction which means it will also be water proof.  If you are getting a remote light make sure you can direct it manually without damaging the motors and mounts on the bow easily.  Guest makes a nice selection for boat spot lights for almost every need.

At Guest, we make electrical products that stand up to the punishing marine environment. Every product we make, from our rugged battery chargers and switches to a wide array of lights and spotlights, is designed to withstand the rigors of life on the water. We engineer each product to exacting performance specifications, including MARINE UL and CUL listings for an extra margin of safety. And as one of the world’s leading manufacturer of battery chargers and maintainers, we offer a complete line of products to meet practically every application.