I put two tractor lights on the front of my boat and used a hand held spot light, it worked out OK and was cheaper than the halogens or HID's but don't give off near as much light. I paid about $15 each for them.

I have done research, and it looks as though the military use the night vision goggles to guide themselves on water at night. I have seen pictures of what it looks like, but I would like to actually use a pair. Or have some one out with me that has some. I would think that would be the answer to the fog problem as well. For right around a grand, give or take a couple hundred, depending on quality, you can get into a really nice set.

When I asked the company, how could I try them, to see how they worked, they told me, some of the larger city police dept use them, or military bases may have them, he also told me that they would work great for boat travel at night. I was hoping someone on here has used them in the military, or on the PD that could give some detail. $1000 is pretty steep for light, but if it could save me a couple props a year, or from getting beached on a sand bar, I would do it.

I also need better lights, that is an off season project. We have been using a hand held spot light. I also ended up in a pile of cattails up north with my big goat in the dark.

Maybe you should look into getting an underwater periscope while your at it.

1K seems a little ridiculous, especially once you hit a wave and they fall in the drink. Sure the military uses them, but they need to be stealthy (and its taxpayer money anyways, so who cares, right?)

Shouldn't a good GPS guide you around any sandbars? (I dont have one, just wondering)

When the water drops, new ones show up daily.

And when you fish 5-6 days a week in the summer, I could justify it, I think.

I haven't ran into to many waves on the MN River.

We dont even wanna hear about your big goat but I bet it went something like this..... COME BAAAAAAAAACK

couldnt resist HMMM wonder if you were wearing beer goggles

Gps is basically worthless at night in the fog other than telling you which direction the landing is. Even if the gps is accurate to 3' there are lots of times you have to slip through a logjam with only inches on either side of you, or go around large underwater rocks

Just get that jet conversion you been thinking about and you don't have to worry about your prop and just drive over them sand bars.