Lumishore Eclipse SL100 Blue Strip Light, 2.5m

The Lumishore Eclipse SL100 blue strip light is all about atmosphere and easy night vision. At 2.5 meters long, this single-color blue strip tucks into gunwales, under seating, behind ceiling panels, and along toe rails, casting a soft, indirect glow while the strip itself stays mostly hidden. If you want your boat to feel calm and finished after dark, this is the detail that does it.

Blue is a deliberate choice, not just a look. A blue glow is gentle on dark-adapted eyes, so you can move around the cockpit, check the deck, or work at the helm without wrecking your night vision the way white light does. That makes the SL100 blue a favorite for night runs, quiet evenings at anchor, and any time you want to see where you're stepping without lighting up the whole boat. It carries 60 blue LEDs per meter for an even, continuous line of light with no obvious gaps or hot spots.

Lumishore builds these strips for the marine environment rather than just tolerating it. The entire strip is fully encapsulated and potted, then sealed to an IP68 rating, the highest ingress protection in the Eclipse lineup. That's what lets it live in the wet, exposed places where accent lighting belongs, handling spray, wash-down, and damp with no drama. An ordinary indoor LED strip would corrode and quit after a single season out here. This one is made to last.

Installation is refreshingly flexible. The SL100 is a plug-and-play strip that you cut to length for your run, then seal the cut end before mounting. The electrical side is a simple two-wire hookup, and you can drive it from a basic on/off switch or wire it into the Lumishore ECLIPSE Command Center for centralized control. Because it's a slim, low-profile strip, it slips into channels and reveals that a bulkier fixture could never fit.

Power is easy to plan for. The strip runs on a 12V DC supply within a 10 to 15V range and draws about 0.5A per meter (6W per meter), so a full 2.5m run pulls a modest, predictable load from the house bank. Knowing the draw per meter makes it simple to size wire and fuses if you're doing a longer install with several strips.

If you've never run accent lighting before, the payoff is real. Indirect blue light makes a cockpit feel larger and more inviting at night, and it makes moving around safer because you can see edges and steps without a harsh glare in your eyes. It's the kind of upgrade you notice every single evening you're aboard, and it's backed by a 3-year warranty. Because it shares the SL100 platform, you can pair this blue strip with white or dual-color runs elsewhere on the boat and keep everything looking like one coordinated system.

Here's how we'd use it. Run a strip under the gunwales and along the cockpit steps, wire it to a switch by the helm, and leave it on through the evening. It gives you enough light to move safely and set a calm tone without ever spoiling your view of the stars. And since you cut it to length, it fits your boat instead of making you work around a fixed size.

Anglers and overnight cruisers tend to appreciate blue lighting the most. On a pre-dawn run out to the fishing grounds, blue accent light lets you rig up and move around the cockpit while your eyes stay ready for spotting markers and other boats in the dark. At anchor, it turns the cockpit into a comfortable place to sit without drawing every bug for miles the way bright white can. Because the strip is fully potted and sealed to IP68, you can mount it in the most exposed spots and trust it to keep working through spray, wash-down, and the occasional soaking.