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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:39 pm 
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I'm looking to add a bow light to my 298....thoughts/suggestions.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:43 pm 
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Spotlight, nav lights, or docking lights?

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:50 pm 
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Spot light.

I have an email into FW with the part number for my boat. I was looking for alternative suggestions too. LED?

It looks like, everything, remote spot lights are pretty pricey. I saw a similar to the OME on Defender for $550 plus another $200+ for helm switch. The LED was twice as much.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:02 pm 
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I'm really impressed with the Guest spotlight on my boat. For spending almost 10 years outside it still looks and performs like new. Looks like they run about $450-500 for a new one.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/us ... ?pid=10051

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:57 pm 
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IT's too much work to give the old lady the spotlight?

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:05 pm 
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I've been pretty happy w the Guest spotlight it also comes w a handheld remote.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:09 pm 
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I've had the Guest on my 268 and now one on my 318, never had an issue.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:15 am 
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Take a look at the golight, you can get them with a wireless remote, save you from running control wires to it and there around 300 bucks

I liked the look of the guest on the 318 with the chrome housing, honestly I never used it, the one time I wanted too it wasn't bright enough. Probably be better off with a high powered hand held

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:38 pm 
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jsimon wrote:
I liked the look of the guest on the 318 with the chrome housing, honestly I never used it, the one time I wanted too it wasn't bright enough. Probably be better off with a high powered hand held

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Now that I think about it I've only turned mine on once after dark just to see how well it worked. I have one of these that gets the most use on the boat. http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/ ... MgodQC8A7g

Got it like five years ago for Christmas and it still works well.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 11:37 pm 
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We use a go-light on the bobcats in the country..takes a lot of pounding and works great. Just mount, run power and your set. Has wireless remote with variable speed movement and is plenty bright....we use it to hog hunt and you can get different lens covers to avoid bug attraction.

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