Rechargeable Spotlight Test

The Optronics QR 2001 comes out on top, followed by models from Brinkmann and LSI. And the Garrity is bright, lightweight option.

The group of portable, rechargeable spotlights (14 from seven different manufacturers) that were tested included models ranging from $23 to $70 in price, and from 500,000 to 2.25 million watts of candlepower.

There was something very noisy and very wrong happening in the aft end of the engine compartment one night on the way into the harbor. It was worrisome, especially as we were in the narrow mouth of the entrance at the time, and it was choppy. Someone grabbed a D-cell flashlight and jabbed its beam past the engine into the recesses of the stern. Something was moving back there, and it wasn’t part of the engine. After we throttled way down, the noise got better, but it was still there. …