2015-17 Nautique tower light bar

[Soul_surfer]

Hi there!
Im wondering if you can share some pictures of your tower light setup.
I have a 2017 Nautique 210 and I would like a good tower light setup for night.
every past boat has tower dock lights... don’t know why Nautique hasn’t ! Maybe G series has but never seen it.

so I would like to have a lightbar that can swipe front and back for docking and night surfing. But don’t look too odd or modified.
Something simple that can barely pass like it came like that haha.
i’ll wait for your setup pictures thanks!

[ST3]

Would also like someone to comment on the effectiveness of lights up on the tower to aid in docking. The only lights I have ever found useful are motorized spot lights or fixed lights as far up the bow as possible. Everything else has created too many reflecting points off of the hull and windshield. The factory docking lights have worked well for us so far, however, always interested in something better.


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[charlesml3]

Would also like someone to comment on the effectiveness of lights up on the tower to aid in docking.

In short, they don't help much up on the tower. As you said, docking lights need to be low. The intent is to light up the dock, not the interior of the boat so that's why they're mounted under the rub-rail. Docking lights work great for their intended purpose.

So let's move on to this notion that you can mount a bar on the tower and "light up the lake" or "use it for night surfing." Again in short, no. You can't light up the lake with a bar. Think about how effective your headlights are on a rainy night out on an unlit country road. Not so much, right? Same here except it's even worse as there aren't even lane stripes. A light bar facing forward isn't going to help you figure out where you're going at night. All it'll do is keep your eyes from adjusting and attract every bug within a 2 mile radius.

Next, night surfing. Unless you're on a private lake (where you can pretty much do whatever you want), it's illegal. Maybe your lake or whatever isn't patrolled. IDK. Cool. Have at it.

-Charles

[NautiqueJeff]

I use two Roswell C2 light bars on mine, and I love it.

[Soul_surfer]

Yeah I love the C2 !! But Roswell don’t produce C2 C3 anymore and **** the C4 is too expensive.

[Soul_surfer]

And Charles..
thanks for your concern but

1- I’m on a private lake and I know it’s illegal.. but like you said we pretty much do wathever we want. Don’t want to debate another time on how it’s dangerous and risky, But we do it and night light are very welcome just don’t put it direct in the face of the surfer

2- you may not be able to light up the lake but definitely two lights on the side of the tower helps me docking at night. Maybe adapting your eyes is the best move for you.
but when I drive at night in a dark road definitely I put my high beam. And if it’s raining maybe put just my low beam but it’s a light, more than nothing lol..