Moonstruck
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- Nov 27, 2008
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- USA
- Vessel Name
- Moonstruck
- Vessel Make
- Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Rob, we have discussed LED lighting before. Since it is not a maintenance item, but a change or conversion, I thought it may fit in the general category. There are many new members on the forum. That is a good thing, but some may be new to boating and missed some of our discussions. With that in mind, here goes LEDs again.
Moonstruck had 40 lights changed. There were all sorts of lights involved. There were as follows:
11 courtesy lights
17 overhead lights
1 hanging locker
2 in the head ( don't want to call them "head lights")
5 reading lamps
3 light bars for decor lights behind the cornices
1 anchor light
The 2 mile visibility certified bulb for my Aqua Signal anchor light was about $50. The decor light bars were about $20 ea. The brighter lights for head were about $15 ea. The total was about $500.00. In my opinon, it was well worth the expense.
It is nice not to worry if someone has left a light on. They use so little electricity that even at anchor there can be good lighting on the boat. It is a fairly easy conversion that I did about 2 years ago. It would probably be even cheaper today.
Be careful about the Kelvin scale on your lights. Somewhere around 2700-3000 is "warm white". This is the more pleasant light that mimics an incandescent bulb. Everybody has the light they want, and I don't worry about it. It is a great conversion.
Moonstruck had 40 lights changed. There were all sorts of lights involved. There were as follows:
11 courtesy lights
17 overhead lights
1 hanging locker
2 in the head ( don't want to call them "head lights")
5 reading lamps
3 light bars for decor lights behind the cornices
1 anchor light
The 2 mile visibility certified bulb for my Aqua Signal anchor light was about $50. The decor light bars were about $20 ea. The brighter lights for head were about $15 ea. The total was about $500.00. In my opinon, it was well worth the expense.
It is nice not to worry if someone has left a light on. They use so little electricity that even at anchor there can be good lighting on the boat. It is a fairly easy conversion that I did about 2 years ago. It would probably be even cheaper today.
Be careful about the Kelvin scale on your lights. Somewhere around 2700-3000 is "warm white". This is the more pleasant light that mimics an incandescent bulb. Everybody has the light they want, and I don't worry about it. It is a great conversion.
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