When choosing underwater lights, the color and brightness level are important considerations that can greatly impact the overall look and functionality of your boat. Here's a comparison of different colors and brightness levels: White lights: White lights provide a clean and crisp illumination, offering excellent visibility underwater. They are [...]
Gunwale and accent areas Shadow-Caster has a variety of accent lighting and LED NEON lighting strips available. Consider SCM-AL-LED for areas where the mounting of the LED strip will not be directly visible. The SCM-AL-NEON and SCM-AL-MINI-NEON are better for areas where the mounting location will be in the [...]
Yes, through your marine display and the Light Commander SCM-LC-N2K Series Light Controller you can configure and control your entire boat lighting system. The SHADOW-CASTER® system can be custom configured for up to six zones of lighting control. Note that one advantage of the SHADOW-CASTER® multi-zone controls is that [...]
Shadow-Caster offer a range of LED Lighting Controls to cover multiple areas of lighting, or zones. For global control for all lighting via MFD or smartphone the Light Commander SCM-LC-N2K Series Light Controller allows you to configure and control your entire boat lighting system. Connected through NMEA 2000 backbone or [...]
Yes, Shadow-Caster has the SCM-SNLC Single Zone Lighting Controller that will output digital commands to underwater lights, and control up to 20 amps (250 watts) of RGB lighting.
All SHADOW-CASTER® LED boat lighting products, both single and multi-color, will work from a standard switch. In multiple light installations, current demand can add up quickly and exceed the capability of a standard switch, e.g. 2x SCR-24's on a 12 V system = 16 amps. In these cases consider [...]
By far the most popular choice is a full color light that will do any color and can accommodate any water condition. Bimini blue is the most popular single-color light. It creates a pleasant island glow around your boat regardless of water conditions. Generally, white is only recommended where pristine [...]
Certainly, more lights spaced close together will provide a more even and continuous glow. The SCM series come in a range of sizes of 4,6, and 10 LEDs. Smaller boats from skiffs up to 21ft (6 m), can be covered with one light on either side of the transom. [...]
Generally, for lift and trailer boats we recommend our stainless steel SCM series lights. Their low profile and compact design make them easy to mount in a variety of compact locations, and their polished stainless finish provide a nice aesthetic. Boats that live in the water continuously typically use [...]
Better by Design Shadow-Caster products are all designed in-house using a multi-disciplinary approach. We incorporate our expertise in electrical, optical, military level mechanics and software engineering to make a superior product. All Shadow-Caster products are designed to exceed customer demands for the harsh environment that they will be exposed [...]