On Oct 13, 9:54 pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:
I have had three different q-beam lights for boating and have not
liked any of them. They are so bright that any reflections off
stanchions or rigging kills my night vision so I end up seeing less
than before. It is even worse if somebody else is using the light
because they are not aware of this issue. Do others have this
problem? My best light for seeing markers is a regular 6 volt
flashlight.

You have to mount them far, far forward, typically next to the anchor
roller. That way, the light doesn't bounce off the inside or decks of
your boats and kill your night vision.

Try mounting the light with a couple of clamps way forward.

All mine have been hand held. I assume you have some way to aim them?
BTW, caving this weekend, someone had a very small LED version that
was amazing. He said he got it for $9.00 from Home Depot. I dunno if
it would work well for boating but it did throw a well focused beam.