Buoy Illuminated by Solar Lights

Our Solar Powered Illuminated Pencil Buoys work day and night, with solar lights that let the buoys and messages on them clearly visible from as far as one to two nautical miles, depending on weather and brightness settings.

When you purchase the buoy(s), pick from 31 different messages. After purchase: choose between three LED colors (white, blue or amber), six brightness levels (and an off setting) and operating/run times for maximum flexibility.

During the day, a powerful solar panel collects the energy, storing it in rechargeable batteries. At night, integrated circuit automatically turns on the buoy’s internal light: illuminating the entire above water area of the buoy.

The solar illuminated buoy is 10 inches wide and 47 inches tall, excluding ballast pole. In addition to being set as a floating buoy, it can also be mounted to serve as a fixed navigation signal.

It can be mounted on any pier or flat surface that is at least 8 inches in diameter.

Durable Construction to Withstand Harsh Environments and Strongest Sunshine

The buoy is made of rotationally molded polyethelene for uniform thickness and durability. It is designed to resist cracking and breakage from both collisions and harsh environment conditions including waves, hale and winds. 

The ballast pole is easy to install, and has a flexible connection just beneath the water level. When properly installed, the flexible neck is designed to withstand most wave forces and light impacts from small watercraft. (Note: the ballast pole it is not designed to withstand major and/or head-on impacts and is not warrantied against breakage.)

Each buoy comes with high reflective labels, bands and symbols that can clearly be seen day and night. The color-fast labels create shadows that allow boaters and swimmers to clearly read the buoy message day and night.

Settings: Choose Light Colors, Run-Times and Brightness with a Simple Swipe of Your Hand!

A powerful 4 watt solar panel stores enough energy to allow all-night run-times most seasons of the year, even on cloudy days. 

On the low setting, the buoy will run between 22 and 30 hours; on the highest setting it will run up to 8 hours.* 

Easily Change Buoy's Light Color
Changing colors or brightness is easy with magnet technology that lets you hold or swipe an included magnetic “switch” over the solar panel to get the color, brightness and/or run times you want.

Easily Change Brightness Levels / Run Times
Swiping the included magnet over the top of the solar panel lets you choose the brightness level/run times; holding the magnet over the solar panel for five seconds changes the color.

No need to remove the buoy from the water: a simple wave of your hand will lets you change the color and brightness settings / operating times in seconds.

For example, you may wish to set the brightness to 100% or 80% during the summer when days are far longer than nights.

A lower brightness setting would provide true "dusk to dawn" lighting during spring and fall when waterways are used for boating and fishing during pre-dawn hours.

Product Features:

• Dimensions (above water)
  • Buoy: 10 inches wide; 47-inches tall
  • Label: 10 inches wide, 22 inches tall with additional 2 (two) 2-inch reflective bands
• Weight: 4 pounds
• 8 to 30 hours of operation/run-time depending on brightness setting
  • Illumination Level: varies with environmental conditions and setting
  • Six Brightnes Settings or "Off": 37 to 120 lumens
  • Operating Times: Six settings (or off) from 8 to 30 hours on full solar charge*
  • Medium setting: 60 lumens/13 to 14 hours operating time
• User Sets (and Changes) Light Colors: White, Amber or Blue
• Rated for both Fresh and salt water environments
• Waterproof rating: IP 68
• Visibility: up to one to two knots (varies with LED color and brightness setting)
• Replaceable, Rechargeable Batteries included:
  • Battery Type:  High Capacity LiFePo4 (Lithium Ion Phosphate Batteries)
  • Battery Size:  Three (3) 3.2 volt batteries / Capacity: 3000mA
  • Battery Service Life: 3-6 years (Varies with local environment and use; all rechargeable batteries last a certain amount of full charge/discharge cycles)
• Replaceable, so the buoy can last for several seasons
• Mounting: The ballast pole can be used, or the buoy can be mounted on on any piling for flat surface that is 8-inches or larger in diameter
• Operating/Charging Temperature: -10 to 70° Celsius / 14 to 158° Fahrenheit
• Note: These buoys have not been evaluated / approved by the USCG
• One (1) Year Manufacturer’s Warranty against Defects