Bryan wrote:
So, for those who will be participating, or who have participated, in
christmas light boat parades, thank you. We've always enjoyed watching the
boats go by all lit up like a christmas tree. And we're looking forward to
it this year, too!

Now, there's a long shot (more likely I'll win the lottery) that I'll light
up my boat and add it to the parade next weekend. It's just a little Sea
Ray 185 Sport. So, I'm wondering, what do I need besides some lights and a
bit of exterior decorating aptitude? Can I just use my RV battery, and an
inverter, or is it a converter, to power the lights? I'll have to put the
boat into a temporary slip overnight; I have very little trailering
experience and I'm not ready to load it up in the dark.

Bryan
Sea Ray 185 Sport


I'd think 12v strings of lights would be better.
You'd need an inverter if using 120V AC lighting underway.

Don White wrote:
Bryan wrote:
So, for those who will be participating, or who have participated, in
christmas light boat parades, thank you. We've always enjoyed watching the
boats go by all lit up like a christmas tree. And we're looking forward to
it this year, too!

Now, there's a long shot (more likely I'll win the lottery) that I'll light
up my boat and add it to the parade next weekend. It's just a little Sea
Ray 185 Sport. So, I'm wondering, what do I need besides some lights and a
bit of exterior decorating aptitude? Can I just use my RV battery, and an
inverter, or is it a converter, to power the lights? I'll have to put the
boat into a temporary slip overnight; I have very little trailering
experience and I'm not ready to load it up in the dark.

Bryan
Sea Ray 185 Sport


I'd think 12v strings of lights would be better.
You'd need an inverter if using 120V AC lighting underway.

The 12-volt lights don't show up. Been there, done that.
The strings of LED's may work, however.

The 12 volt lights I had were designed to be connected to each other to make
one long strand. I tried that: the last strand of lights were barely
illuminated. So, I used to 1 to 3 outlet and plugged each strand into the
power source (utility outlet on the boat), and each strand was fully
illuminated.
At the time I only had one 12 volt battery on my boat.

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Don White wrote:
Bryan wrote:
So, for those who will be participating, or who have participated, in
christmas light boat parades, thank you. We've always enjoyed watching
the
boats go by all lit up like a christmas tree. And we're looking
forward to
it this year, too!

Now, there's a long shot (more likely I'll win the lottery) that I'll
light
up my boat and add it to the parade next weekend. It's just a little
Sea
Ray 185 Sport. So, I'm wondering, what do I need besides some lights
and a
bit of exterior decorating aptitude? Can I just use my RV battery, and
an
inverter, or is it a converter, to power the lights? I'll have to put
the
boat into a temporary slip overnight; I have very little trailering
experience and I'm not ready to load it up in the dark.

Bryan
Sea Ray 185 Sport


I'd think 12v strings of lights would be better.
You'd need an inverter if using 120V AC lighting underway.

The 12-volt lights don't show up. Been there, done that.
The strings of LED's may work, however.

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Don White wrote:
Bryan wrote:
So, for those who will be participating, or who have participated, in
christmas light boat parades, thank you. We've always enjoyed watching
the
boats go by all lit up like a christmas tree. And we're looking
forward to
it this year, too!

Now, there's a long shot (more likely I'll win the lottery) that I'll
light
up my boat and add it to the parade next weekend. It's just a little
Sea
Ray 185 Sport. So, I'm wondering, what do I need besides some lights
and a
bit of exterior decorating aptitude? Can I just use my RV battery, and
an
inverter, or is it a converter, to power the lights? I'll have to put
the
boat into a temporary slip overnight; I have very little trailering
experience and I'm not ready to load it up in the dark.

Bryan
Sea Ray 185 Sport


I'd think 12v strings of lights would be better.
You'd need an inverter if using 120V AC lighting underway.

The 12-volt lights don't show up. Been there, done that.
The strings of LED's may work, however.


While watching the parade my daughter was asking questions about the lights
and even asked if we would want to buy 12V lights (I mentioned needing an
inverter). I could only tell her that I didn't know if they made them, but
it was a great idea. Now I can tell her that the 12V would be too dim. My
god this NG is amazing!