Jasco searchlight replacement

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ciaran

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Hi guys,
My new-to-me 2010 R25 is coming together nicely with incremental fixes and repairs to get it ready for the next 16 years . Help from you guys has gotten me up and running with engine / fuel data through a new gateway and helped me get the auto-pilot functioning.
My punchlist is pretty short now. I’d like to replace the Jasco searchlight with a preferably LED unit. I’ve been trying to troubleshoot it , power is present etc. but I think I’m out of ideas. Replacement looks like the sensible option.
What searchlights have you had good luck with?

Thank you in advance for weighing in
 
Just an FYI, the NAV lights have to be on for the Jabsco search light to function.

-martin610
 
Martin610 said:
Just an FYI, the NAV lights have to be on for the Jabsco search light to function.

-martin610
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That is very useful info ! I’ll try that! Thank you.
 
Unfortunately that was not the issue. Looking for a good LED light
 
ciaran said:
Unfortunately that was not the issue. Looking for a good LED light
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Let me know how that works out. I have power to my illuminated Jabsco searchlight controller but no response to any controls with nav lights on. I see the anchor (white) light is part of the same cable bundle coming out of the roof to the searchlight. I’m guessing it’s LED replacement for me. I thought I’d see more tugs with after market searchlights.
 
If you don't get any suggestions, it may be because the search light has so much glare off the bow rail and the white foredeck that most folks never found it very useful and opted for a handheld version out the window. The search lights were eventually deleted as standard items on the smaller Ranger Tugs. I suspect that was because the lack of usefulness didn't justify the expense.
 
S. Todd said:
If you don't get any suggestions, it may be because the search light has so much glare off the bow rail and the white foredeck that most folks never found it very useful and opted for a handheld version out the window. The search lights were eventually deleted as standard items on the smaller Ranger Tugs. I suspect that was because the lack of usefulness didn't justify the expense.
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Ok. That’s something to consider; a handheld is a quick fix.
 
Mattatoar said:
Let me know how that works out. I have power to my illuminated Jabsco searchlight controller but no response to any controls with nav lights on. I see the anchor (white) light is part of the same cable bundle coming out of the roof to the searchlight. I’m guessing it’s LED replacement for me. I thought I’d see more tugs with after market searchlights.
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Mattatoar said:
Let me know how that works out. I have power to my illuminated Jabsco searchlight controller but no response to any controls with nav lights on. I see the anchor (white) light is part of the same cable bundle coming out of the roof to the searchlight. I’m guessing it’s LED replacement for me. I thought I’d see more tugs with after market searchlights.
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I ended up with a relatively cheap LED spotlight that I picked up at West Marine. Just an on/off switch. And yes, glare from the rails and deck make it marginally useful. I’ve experimented with a rechargeable 1500 lumen led light designed to mount on bike handlebars. When attached to a vertical rail, it works quite well without the bad glare from the roof-mounted spot. It got me out of a marina and a few miles off shore before the sun came up on a recent fishing trip. As slow as we were, 2 fast recreational fishing boats followed us as they had nothing but nav lights.
 
S. Todd said:
If you don't get any suggestions, it may be because the search light has so much glare off the bow rail and the white foredeck that most folks never found it very useful and opted for a handheld version out the window. The search lights were eventually deleted as standard items on the smaller Ranger Tugs. I suspect that was because the lack of usefulness didn't justify the expense.
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It works pretty good if you can get on the forward deck and use the remote. Of course, sometimes this isn't safe or practical.
 
OverTime said:
It works pretty good if you can get on the forward deck and use the remote. Of course, sometimes this isn't safe or practical.
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Yeah, I attached my bike light at the dock. I just left it on until we reached our fishing spot in a sheltered lee. I went forward in safe conditions then to retrieve it. Definitely a compromise but better visibility than the roof-mounted one.
 
I was in a sailboat race over night as crew onboard a buddys boat, someone said we needed a stern light.. so the owner/captain electrical taped a white flashlight to the stern rail, hence a light to the rear...😀...it was hilarious especially if you knew the captain!!
 
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