Led color for engine room and Navigation lights

[O C Diver]

Replacing light bulbs throughout the boat with led modules. Have been using warm white in the living areas. Wondering if people think the cool white is a better light color for the engine room and whether it is move visible as an anchor light.

Ted

 

[Capt.Bill11]

Cool white in the engine space and for your anchor light.

 

[Larry M]

Yes, Pure white/superbright LED's. Here's a link for what we did after following Nautibeaver's suggestion.

Post 7 and 56 give the details.

http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s4/er-lights-14859-3.html

 

[siestakey]

I went with the cool white in the engine room it is amazing now I see all the stuff that needs further cleaning

 

[Larry M]

I went with the cool white in the engine room it is amazing now I see all the stuff that needs further cleaning

After we installed the new lights I realized how dirty the engine room looked. A typical boat project. You finish one and create another.

 

[siestakey]

After we installed the new lights I realized how dirty the engine room looked. A typical boat project. You finish one and create another.

Yes and I was able to see things well when my water heater blew up on the 4th of July

 

[ranger58sb]

Cool (aka bright) white in the engine room.


3NM forward-facing masthead light/2NM aft-facing light for anchoring. It happens to be a cool (bright) white, but no color choices were offered; it all came with the Attwood fixture.


-Chris

 

[siestakey]

Cool (aka bright) white in the engine room.


3NM forward-facing masthead light/2NM aft-facing light for anchoring. It happens to be a cool (bright) white, but no color choices were offered; it all came with the Attwood fixture.


-Chris

yes cool=bright

I really like it in the engine room and my wife wants the same in bathrooms

 

[FlyWright]

Agree with the cool white 5500-6000K for the ER. I simply swapped out my incandescent bulbs and it made a significant difference. I just don't want them that bright in a living areas.