Welcome to BFC...you picked the right place! :tu:

Oh...generator in the back...it's quieter back there.

 

Welcome to bowfishing country, how much money do you want to spend on lights?
A 3500 watt genny will run allot of HPS light, like 3 400 watts for that small boat.

 

I would go with halogens if you're looking for less cost.......and all you do is plug them in.....run some extension cords and plug them in....it wont look the best but its cheap and works. u should stop bowfishing now while ur still not addicted.....

 

LOL his is so right next you will want a $50,000 airboat!!!
I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

run before it happens to you too...

 

Welcome.
Yep genny in the back, halo lights will be the cheapest. Id run 6 300-350 watt halos(you can buy 500 watt work lights for $8 each and put 300 watt bulbs in em.) run two on each side and two in the front.
Get a couple power strips and run an extention cord and plug em in brother. I would recomend not having the cords just laying all over, you will trip (from experience). I shot alot of fish under a set up like this. I love my HPS lights that I have now but they are heavy and expensive.

 

Welcome from S.C.
There was alot of good info on the old site before it crashed. Put the genny in the back, or close to it, and run whatever light you can afford. Halogens are cheap, put out decent light, but pull alot of amps for the light output. We run HPS lights and I highly recommend them. They put out alot of light for the amp draw, and work good in clear or murky water. They cost more than Halogens and weigh more, something to consider on a small boat. It all comes down to what you want to spend, and what will work best for you.
Good Luck and Good Fishing!!!

 

Wow, that didn't take long to get some help. I appreciate it!
Mudfish, I don't really have a set amount of money because I don't know what is the better bang for the buck. Not only what's cheaper but what's a better value? What would be the better way to go? Halo or Hps for the money? I am in college and don't have much extra, to say the least. In fact I'm selling my long bow to help fund the genny so, things are tight. But, I don't like buying junk OR something I'll regret not saving longer for and getting something better. Make sense?

TXBA,
I hear that, that's funny.
The owners manual for the gen says that the normal plug (I don't know the fancy words) is:

(7) 120 V 20 A Receptacle – This
receptacle powers 120 Volt AC, single phase,
60 Hz loads requiring up to 2400 Watts of
power.

Seems like that's limiting myself 400 watts that I could use on a 3500W genny and still stay at the 80% mark. I might be incorrect though.
Here's the link to the owners manual.
http://cpeauto.com/man/gen/46514 Manual.pdf
On page 10 it has the pictures.
I think but am not sure I can buy an adapter that would use the three prong twist lock plug that says:

(4) 120 /240 V 30 A Twist-Lock –
protected by a 15 A push-to-reset circuit
breaker on each 120 Volt leg of the
receptacle. This receptacle powers 240 Volt
AC, 60 Hz, single phase loads requiring up
to 14.6 A or 3500 Watts of power. If an L14-
30P plug is wired for only one 120 Volt leg
(3-wire connection) then this receptacle
powers 120 Volt AC, 60 Hz, single phase
loads requiring up to 15 A or 1800 Watts of
power.

I feel way over my head here! Thanks again for helping me out everyone!

 

Okay thanks for the replies while I was typing that book!

 

Halos are not junk at all but you will be able to get more light out of hps lights but its pretty easy to get $600-$800 in lights going that route. There are people on here that still swear by halos.

 

I see, yes that would be way over my limit. That doesn't take long to do apparently! Haha Thank ya!

 

Welcome!

 

I love my champion genny and run halos too. I say go with (6) 300w halos 2 on ea. side and 2 up front.
runs 3 to one plug and 3 to the other plug. it will be way below the 80% on the genny and will be split even (3 and 3) on the plugs. get out on the water and have fun without breaking the bank. upgrade later when your out of school or get some hps for grad gift! lol

 

Here the lumens number: http://bow.fishingcountry.com/forums/showthread.php?606-Let-talk-lights

 

and on a 1442 the halos would be alot lighter and would cover the water good

 

Do you guys think going with the normal plug a with limit of 2400W (#7 on my large post) is the best or trying to use an adapter to use (#4 on large post) to get those extra 400W and still stay at 80% of 3500W which is 2800W.

I sure hope I'm not just being a moron asking these questions, I really appreciate it guys.

nrut,
The owners manual says it only has one plug that's normal. Am I missing something?

 

I run 3 500w and 6 225 ultras on my champion 3500 and use both plugs and have no problems

 

I run the same champion genny with halos 4 500 watt and 2 300. I wired a plug box to a twist lock plug for the genny. I like it. BUT Ive never used hps and dont plan on it any time soon.

 

Okie dokie, that makes sense. I don't know how to do that yet but I think i will eventually wire it in that way. I am doing this piece meal anyways so that can be down the road a little bit. Awesome.