Aviator a Hit at Sea

Good Thing I Had My SureFire
Something tells you it's a good idea to take it along. Read how having a SureFire helped save the day for others who listened to their guts.

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I went out boating with my roommate and several of his friends on a 30-foot powerboat. When we arrived at the docks it was dusk, and the boat owner saw that I had a flashlight, my SureFire A2 Aviator®, so he sent me inside to turn on the boat's power. I still hadn�t located the circuit panel after about fifteen seconds (it was hidden behind a corner), so I decided to use the incandescent beam to light up the entire cabin. The boat owner saw the cabin light up from above and thought I had turned on the lights below deck without giving power to the rest of the boat!

About two hours later, when returning to the docks, we found that the spotlight on the boat did not work properly, and the owner asked me if I could shine my "super bright" flashlight in front of the boat to see if we could spot any channel markers. Not only could we clearly see the channel markers reflecting from about 200 feet away, we could also see the next TWO sets of markers beyond them! The boat owner commented, "Thats one helluva light!" and I was assigned spotlight duty to guide the boat in. As we neared land, the A2 was used to spot numerous piles of debris and mangroves so we could maneuver around them.

Afterwards, my roommate said, �I promise to never again make fun of you for spending the extra money on a SureFire!"

Bryan F
Key West, FL