We are also in the process of looking for a good spotlight. We haven't found one we like yet so I can't help you there but I can tell you that we purchased and returned the West Marine LED SuperSpot Searchlight. It seemed ideal, it was lightweight, bright, waterproof, and small. The problem is the way it switches between modes. There are three beam settings (high, low, and strobe). Instead of having a simple position switch to choose a setting, it toggles between settings each time you pull the trigger. Pull the trigger once you get high. Turn it off, then pull the trigger again and you get low. Do this again and you get blinded by the strobe. As far as I could tell there was no way to know which setting you were going to get when you picked it up (unless you had just used it and remembered the previous setting). I looked at the Dr. LED version at the Seattle Boat Show last week and it seems to be the same unit, just a different color. It occurs to me that maybe the switch is "smart" and resets it to high if not used for a few minutes? I didn't keep it long enough to find out. Anyway, it would be a really nice light if not for this issue.