Lumishore Eclipse SL100 Blue & White Strip Light, 2.5m

The Lumishore Eclipse SL100 blue and white strip light is how you add lighting that feels built-in rather than bolted-on. At 2.5 meters long, this dual-color strip hides in gunwales, under seating, behind ceiling panels, and along toe rails, throwing a soft, indirect glow while the strip itself stays mostly out of sight. It's the detail that separates a boat that looks finished from one that just has lights stuck to it.

What makes this model versatile is the two-color layout. It packs 60 white LEDs per meter for clean, usable 5000K light and 60 blue LEDs per meter for mood and night-friendly glow. Run white to wash a cockpit sole or light a step so nobody trips in the dark. Switch to blue for a relaxed evening at anchor or a night run that keeps your eyes adjusted. That flexibility from a single strip is exactly why the dual-color version is worth the small step up from single-color.

Lumishore builds these strips to survive the marine environment, not just tolerate it. The whole strip is fully encapsulated and potted, then sealed to an IP68 rating, the toughest ingress protection in the Eclipse lineup. That means it stands up to constant spray, wash-down, and even submersion in the wet, exposed places where accent lighting actually lives on a boat. A house-grade LED strip would corrode and fail in a season out here. This one is made for it.

Installation is genuinely flexible. The SL100 is a plug-and-play strip that you cut to length to fit your run, then seal the cut end before mounting. The electrical side is a simple two-wire hookup, and you can drive the strip from a basic on/off switch or wire it into the Lumishore ECLIPSE Command Center for centralized color and scene control. The slim cross-section of 10.8mm x 4.0mm (0.425 in x 0.157 in) lets it tuck into channels and reveals that a bulkier strip would never fit.

Power is easy to plan around. 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 predictable, modest load from the house bank. Because you know the draw per meter, sizing wire and fusing for a longer installation is straightforward.

If you've never run accent lighting on a boat, the effect is worth it. Indirect light makes a cockpit feel larger and more inviting after dark, and it makes moving around safer because you can see edges, steps, and cleats without a harsh overhead glare in your eyes. With the dual-color SL100 you also get to change the whole mood of the space on demand, bright and practical one minute, calm and blue the next, and it's all backed by a 3-year warranty.

Here's how we'd use it. Tuck a run under the gunwales and along the cockpit steps, wire it to the Command Center, and set it white for boarding and cleanup, blue for an evening on the hook. It's a small addition that completely changes how the boat feels at night, and because you cut it to length, it fits your boat instead of forcing you to work around it.

The dual-color layout also future-proofs the install. You might start out using mostly white for practical light, then find yourself reaching for blue more and more as you get used to how easy it is on the eyes at anchor. Because both colors live in the same strip, you never have to pull it out and rewire to change your mind. And with the strip fully potted and sealed to IP68, you can run it in the most exposed spots on the boat, along an open gunwale or under a swim platform, and trust it to keep working through every wash-down and rainy delivery.