On Oct 13, 10:51 pm, Tim wrote:
On Oct 13, 8:47 pm, 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.

I think these are a bit pricey and there are less expensive options,
but have you considered something like these?

http://www.shopping.com/xDN-marine_e...ne_searchlight

Of course, your hand held flashlight isn't bad...

I can never convince my wife that when walking at night that using a
light causes you to see less than going without it.