Lumishore ECLIPSE SL100 5m Blue & White LED Strip Light

The Lumishore ECLIPSE SL100 5m Blue & White Strip Light is the easy way to add mood and indirect lighting to your boat without a single visible fixture. This is flexible strip lighting you tuck into gunwales, run under furniture, or hide behind ceiling and trim panels, so the light shows up but the source stays out of sight. That hidden-glow effect is what makes strip lighting so popular on modern boats, and this dual-color version gives you two distinct looks from one run.

Being a dual-color blue and white strip is the whole point of this model. Blue is the classic evening cruise color, calm and easy on the eyes, perfect for setting the tone at anchor or running quiet water at night. Switch to the 5000K white channel and the same strip becomes clean, usable task and courtesy lighting for moving around the cockpit or cabin. Each meter packs 60 blue LEDs and 60 white LEDs, so both colors are bright and evenly spread down the full length rather than looking thin or patchy.

At 5 meters, this is the longest size in the SL100 family, giving you plenty of strip to work with on a bigger layout or across multiple runs. And because the ECLIPSE strip is cut-to-length, you're never stuck with an awkward fit. Trim it to the exact run you need, seal the cut end before installation as directed, and you're done. It's a genuine plug-and-play strip with a simple two-wire electrical connection, so wiring is about as painless as marine lighting gets.

Durability is where this strip really separates itself from cheap accent lighting. Lumishore fully encapsulates and pots the ECLIPSE strip, sealing the LEDs and circuitry inside a solid, water-resistant body that carries an IP68 rating. That means it holds up to the damp, splashy, salt-laden reality of a boat instead of failing the first time it gets wet. The low-profile cross section measures just 10.8mm by 4.0mm, roughly 0.425 inch by 0.157 inch, so it slips into tight channels and recesses where a bulkier fixture would never fit.

Power and control are straightforward. The strip runs on 12V DC only, within a 10 to 15V DC window, and draws a modest 0.5A per meter, about 6W per meter. You can switch it with a simple on/off switch, or step up to the ECLIPSE Command Center for smarter control over your lighting when you want it. However you wire it, the low current draw makes it friendly on your electrical system even across a long run.

The result is a versatile, hard-wearing accent light that works almost anywhere aboard. Line a gunwale for a soft blue glow underway, light a companionway step for safety, wash a cabin ceiling for ambience, or highlight cockpit seating for entertaining. Because you get both blue and white, you can shift from a relaxed evening mood to practical working light without adding a second product. It's the kind of upgrade that makes a boat feel finished and thought-through.

Planning your run is the fun part. Because you've got 5 meters to work with, you can light a whole cockpit perimeter, run both sides of a walkway, or split the strip into shorter sections for separate areas. Keep the strip in a shaded channel or under a lip where it can't be seen directly, and you'll get the glow without any glare in your eyes. Seal each cut end carefully, plan your wire routing back to a switched 12V feed, and take your time with placement, since a little thought here makes the finished result look properly built-in rather than added on.

Lumishore backs the ECLIPSE SL100 strip with a 3-year warranty, and the fully potted IP68 construction is built to earn it. If you want clean, hidden, dual-color accent lighting that installs simply and survives the marine environment, this 5m blue and white strip is a flexible, reliable choice you can run just about anywhere on board.