It's pretty awesome. Definitely recommend it. It has a very narrow beam so if you're looking for a wider beam it's not for you. However, the narrow beam is it's best attribute. Very little reflection from lifelines, rigging, etc. My old Q-beam style light had so much reflection it blinded me. Had to hold it outside the lifelines or send someone to the bow. The Marinebeam RLT can be used fairly well from the cockpit.
At first I thought the narrow beam would be a problem but it isn't so. Most of what you want to find is between 0-10 feet above the water. The narrow beam easily finds things in that area a few hundred yards away. Panbo liked it: http://www.panbo.com/archives/2014/07/marinebeam_ultra_long_range_led_flashlight_tested_marinekinetix_wind_turbine_admired.html I also bought their smaller light for the Admiral to carry in her purse: https://store.marinebeam.com/3w-cree-xp-e-compact-led-zoom-focus-flashlight/ She has some night blindness so it comes in handy. It works really well, however, I don't see it as a huge improvement over similar small LED flashlights. I also have their LED anchor light: https://store.marinebeam.com/utility-led-anchor-light-with-dusk-to-dawn-photocell-sensor/ They are my go to source for LED's. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 mandeville, LA On Sun, Dec 20, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Nauset Beach via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Dennis, > > > > Back in February you mentioned you bought the “Marinebeam Ultra Long Range > CREE RLT Illuminator” as an LED search light. How did you like using that > light? Though expensive, did it perform well? Would you buy it again / > recommend it? > > > > My < 2 year old 1 M candle search light quit this past fall and I need to > replace it with something that works well and lasts longer than 2 years. > This was the 2nd such light to die on me in 4 years, and they mostly just > sit on board, each being used 2-3 times a season. > > > > Thanks > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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