I am looking to add the red/green navigation lights to my Bonafide PWR.  I am seeing two options.....the Yak-Power strips and the Yak-Power button LED's.  

 

I see a lot of people complaining about the adhesive on the strips.  overtime the adhesive fails and the LED's end up drooping.  Especially if you get the 12" runs.

 

As for the LED button style.  no major negatives that I can see, but more of a concern.  LED's certainly more appealing.  But they are smaller in size than that of a 10"+ strip.

 

I have watched videos on both.  for installation, as well as functionality.  my question is this.  If using the strip lights, they cover more area of the hull and I would assume that they are more visible by oncoming boat traffic.  the buttons do have a domed lens, but with them being directed outwards, does the beam of light get lost for boat traffic coming towards you?  seems like they would be more difficult to see.

 

If anyone has the buttons installed, care to share your experience?

 

https://yak-power.com/products/10-led-light-kit-2-piece-red-green

 

https://yak-power.com/products/2-piece-super-bright-led-button-light-kit

On my autopilot I had amazon strips installed on the front.  They were $20 type and I hand wired them back to a switch. Mine never moved and even after some dock rubbing knocking the ends off and peeling off some of the silicon, they always worked.  They were bright.  There was no way a boat wasn’t going to see it in the daylight, let alone at night.  At night they would light up the water to the point that I could see fish 1’ deep 10’ away.  I didn’t use them when I was fishing at night, just if I was motoring from point to point.

 

I’ve seen some button lights (not sure which) and they aren’t very bright.  At night you can see them, but not from very far away.

I have the Yak Power strip lights.

 

Pros: 

Makes me very visible on the water

 

Mounted so I don’t get any glare when fishing at night

 

Cons

As you stated, they don’t stick well. I used duct tape to hold it up. I may to drill a hole through the rubber tip and anchor it.

 

 

 

Saw these in a Wendell fishing video. Didn’t know they were that expensive!

 

https://allsecurityequipment.com/products/guardian-angel-kit-kayak24gb?variant=43808311869613&srsltid=AfmBOoof2l4-CXcS4T6NajN4fc9h_7q0vGMdE6PIvEjuwJWyr5SUUm8bbLE&utm_content=YT3-OWCzvnqUpKLAqLaaKhliZVA5dSK_mrquiBBvgKpIytkZuAF6bbrwl_kqcESumTgshcoxkOgFG1adg-uOSC4JoQV46g54bgY&nohelpkit=1

Button waterproof led lights from aliexpress... 10 bucks.. 

Don’t fish from a kayak, but offering my 2 cents…..

In the name of safety, I’d go with strip lights. Coming out of a cove Saturday night there was a ‘yak on the point and I couldn’t see him until I was d**n near next to him. He had some little lights about the size of a quarter and that was it. I tend to run pretty slow at night, so no real danger - but there’s a lot of guys that run with the throttle laid flat in the dark. 
 

Cheap Amazon strips are always worth a look. These have been through 2 Arizona summers and a whole bunch of night fishing trips. Probably have less than $100 in the boat, and $30 or $40 on the trailer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Button installed on my AP120. Excellent