Portable LED Bow Light - Innovative Lighting 560-1110 - Bright Illumination on the Go!

John W.: Designed to be used in horizontal or vertical position. I needed to place the light upright, rather than horizontal as shown in the picture (The lens is actually molded for upright use!). I used opaque tape to block the aft-facing light, as is required for a bow light.

United States on Oct 23, 2021

claude morin: Très bonne qualité de fabrication.s installe facilement sur le pneumatique

Canada on Mar 10, 2021

Sarah K.: SUCTION POWER. WATERPROOF. LONG BATTERY LIFE. I bought this product ~4 years ago to use on my one person outrigger canoe - about 22 feet long. You are not required to have a red/green light (only a white one) At that length but since it is the correct coast guard complaint lighting for longer boats, I also use it on dragon boat and outrigger canoes (40-45 ft long) at those dusk practices. It’s not so bright as to disturb my vision and paddling, as seeing the light reflect off my top arm was also an annoyance to me. To be clear, this is not to illuminate the water or the area around you, only for you to be seen by other boaters. It’s COMPLETELY waterproof. Dunked this guy, even lost him in the harbor to soak and it still worked. It takes 4 double AAs, I think, but I’ve had it for years and I only remember having to replace them once. The suction cup is stronggggg and will adhere to any smooth surface, sticking even through a battering of waves and the times I’ve flipped over too. It only lost some suction power after about 4 years of using it at least once a week, which is when I bought another one without hesitation. Loyal to the death with this product. You can also...

United States on Oct 22, 2020

S. ShagamS. Shagam: I use this for evening/night paddling with both my kayak and paddleboard. It's easy to attach and seems to provide enough light for visibility. The suction seems strong (you have to have a smooth surface for proper attachment). I wish it came with a lanyard, but attached my own paracord lanyard for cheap insurance.

My other comment is that the on/off switch is surrounded by a slightly raised lip. I understand that this makes it hard to turn on accidentally, but it makes it virtually impossible to use my paddle to turn the light on at dusk. While this is not a major problem on my SUP, the light sits far enough forward on my kayak that I have to beach the boat and get out to turn it on.

United States on Sep 22, 2020

JOSÉ V.: MUY FUNCIONAL EN SEÑALAMIENTO PARA MI EMBARCACIÓN MENOR

Mexico on May 02, 2019

Eric Houghton GoreEric Houghton Gore: It was the big weekend and everyone was coming to Cedar Creek Lake for boating, water skiing and fishing at night on my 2010 Chris Craft. To my surprise, the boat's Nav Lights suddenly stopped working the day before and I was not having success tracing down the problem. So, I bought the Innovative Lighting Portable LED Bow Light and it worked like a champ! It comes standard with green and red sides and includes a suction cup for easy placement and installation on the bow.

The inexpensive Nav light arrived the next day and all I had to do is place the battery powered light and suction cup on top of the boat front bow and turn it on. We used it all night and it never failed us. And, the suction cup held rock-solid even when the boat was moving through some choppy water.

LakeHouseLifer is an outdoor recreation site that celebrates boating, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, camping and the outdoors, SO WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY FOR ANYTHING MARINE RELATED! I highly recommend you buy and keep an Innovative Lighting Bow Light as a spare in your boat for when you might need a Nav Light in the middle of a lake!

United States on Aug 09, 2018

Monte F. Kay: I have to ding it one star simply for using an M6 mounting screw. Why not something more standard like a 1/4-20? If you want to mount it as opposed to using the suction cup you can do that either on the bottom or the back end. Problem is, if you are mounting it on an aluminum boat you should use aluminum screws. M6 aluminum screws are proving to be difficult to find. 1/4-20 is the standard for photographic and other equipment that uses similar mounts world wide, even in countries that use a real measurement system (metric) as opposed to the idiotic English system. I wish the metric system would be adopted by the US and devices that use things like 1/4-20 world wide would be switched to metric but that's not likely to ever happen. So I really wish they had used 1/4-20 for this device. End of rant-- maybe I should just salute them for making an effort to change things! Otherwise, it works great, it needs four AA batteries and although I haven't yet determined how long a set of batteries will last, being LED it's likely to be a very long time.

mk

United States on Aug 24, 2017