I have an old GE spotlight that plugs into 12v. Swiped it years ago from my first power boat that I ultimately junked.
It still works. However, cumbersome to get from stowage, plug in, etc. And limited mobility.
Also have flash and lantern lights, of course, but none that matched the search power of the GE.
Until now.
I bought a Thrunite Catapult V6 LED "thrower" (spot) flashlight.
It can produce upwards of 1,700 lumens, but it uses a trick little spot lens focusing the beam. Non adjustable.
It's a very small light, smaller than most flashlights, slightly larger than a tactical light. Fits in the coat pocket.
And it's rechargeable using a phone style common cord and any 2a phone charger.
Good quality. Waterproof. $75.
And, holy mackerel, the beam.
The thing puts the GE to shame, blasting a spot out a couple hundred yards with easy visibility. Farther with less visibility. They say up to 700 meters.
I can fully illuminate yachts 120 yards from me in the docks. Enough that anyone in the cockpit could read by it.
And I can use it at any time at any location on the boat.
Haven't tried it at sea yet.
Multiple modes, very low, low, med, high, and "turbo", the last mode of which I call "light saber mode".
A very usable tool for entering a new harbor at night, spotting oddities on the sea that you come across, signaling, or identify and avoiding the unlit paddle boarders and kayakers.
It still works. However, cumbersome to get from stowage, plug in, etc. And limited mobility.
Also have flash and lantern lights, of course, but none that matched the search power of the GE.
Until now.
I bought a Thrunite Catapult V6 LED "thrower" (spot) flashlight.
It can produce upwards of 1,700 lumens, but it uses a trick little spot lens focusing the beam. Non adjustable.
It's a very small light, smaller than most flashlights, slightly larger than a tactical light. Fits in the coat pocket.
And it's rechargeable using a phone style common cord and any 2a phone charger.
Good quality. Waterproof. $75.
And, holy mackerel, the beam.
The thing puts the GE to shame, blasting a spot out a couple hundred yards with easy visibility. Farther with less visibility. They say up to 700 meters.
I can fully illuminate yachts 120 yards from me in the docks. Enough that anyone in the cockpit could read by it.
And I can use it at any time at any location on the boat.
Haven't tried it at sea yet.
Multiple modes, very low, low, med, high, and "turbo", the last mode of which I call "light saber mode".
A very usable tool for entering a new harbor at night, spotting oddities on the sea that you come across, signaling, or identify and avoiding the unlit paddle boarders and kayakers.
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