exitstrategy
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- May 22, 2010
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- Boat Info
- 310 Sundancer 1999
- Engines
- 350 Mercruiser w/Twin Bravo III Drives
Ok folks, for those of you that are interested in converting your 310 over to all LED, here is what I did and the bulb info.
Cabin Accent Lighting: For the accent rope lighting under the cabinets and such, I went on Amazon and found the white led strip lights that come in the 16' spool 12v 300 SMD LED. I bought pure white but the rope was warm light, your preference but I like mine, it is very crisp. This product usually ships from China but they work great; 3M sticky on the back and wire right in where the old rope lighting was. You will need to cut the led lighting according to the directions but that is easy. It needs to be cut to match the lengths of the rope you are replacing. You will need to buy 3 LED string light adapters. These are clips that when you cut the led strip, it is an adapter that gives you two wires to connect, easy cheesy. For under the starboard side by the mirrors, remove the rope light and clips, start there and wire it into the two wires, stick it to the underneath and cut it after you stick most of it up. If once you wire it they don't work, reverse the wires, polarity is necessary here. For in front of the mirrors in the aft area, just cut, connect with butt connectors and stick up. For under the kitchen cabinets, there are two sets of wires going fore and aft. I cut one set and discarded it, then tied in with butt connectors to two strips going both directions, again using the wire adapters.
The step lights take Bi Pin #1411, LED Wholesalers.
The directional reading lights in the berth area and around the cabin take Bi Pin #1411 as well, LED Wholesalers.
The Overhead lights (3) are both 12v and 110v, there are two bulbs in there. The mystery has always been that the 110v is a european thread but I found the right bulb so here you go. Go on Ebay and look for E14-30SMD-5050 85-265v Pure White or White. I went through a few orders to find ones that fit but I found them and they were only $4 each and work awesome. They ship from Hong Kong so don't expect them in a hurry...slow boat.
The 12v bulbs in the same overhead fixture are a #1412 Bright White from LED Wholesalers as well. You can find them on Amazon also and both the 1411 and 1412 come in packs of 5 I believe so look around.
The bathroom overhead lights (2) take the #1411 and they fit nicely and are definitely bright enough.
The cockpit arch lights and some of the Perko courtesy lights like at the helm next to your feet are easy, simple festoon 12v and whatever color you want.
Under the entertainment area sink, there is a perko courtesy light...this is a 1142 bayonet. I replaced it with an 1142 dual contact 15 led. You can get this at LED Wholesalers or Superbright LED's, or probably amazon.
There you go folks...I am super happy with my decision to change over to LED...it looks so bright and crisp in the cabin now; I think you will be happy too.
Happy boating friends!
Cabin Accent Lighting: For the accent rope lighting under the cabinets and such, I went on Amazon and found the white led strip lights that come in the 16' spool 12v 300 SMD LED. I bought pure white but the rope was warm light, your preference but I like mine, it is very crisp. This product usually ships from China but they work great; 3M sticky on the back and wire right in where the old rope lighting was. You will need to cut the led lighting according to the directions but that is easy. It needs to be cut to match the lengths of the rope you are replacing. You will need to buy 3 LED string light adapters. These are clips that when you cut the led strip, it is an adapter that gives you two wires to connect, easy cheesy. For under the starboard side by the mirrors, remove the rope light and clips, start there and wire it into the two wires, stick it to the underneath and cut it after you stick most of it up. If once you wire it they don't work, reverse the wires, polarity is necessary here. For in front of the mirrors in the aft area, just cut, connect with butt connectors and stick up. For under the kitchen cabinets, there are two sets of wires going fore and aft. I cut one set and discarded it, then tied in with butt connectors to two strips going both directions, again using the wire adapters.
The step lights take Bi Pin #1411, LED Wholesalers.
The directional reading lights in the berth area and around the cabin take Bi Pin #1411 as well, LED Wholesalers.
The Overhead lights (3) are both 12v and 110v, there are two bulbs in there. The mystery has always been that the 110v is a european thread but I found the right bulb so here you go. Go on Ebay and look for E14-30SMD-5050 85-265v Pure White or White. I went through a few orders to find ones that fit but I found them and they were only $4 each and work awesome. They ship from Hong Kong so don't expect them in a hurry...slow boat.
The 12v bulbs in the same overhead fixture are a #1412 Bright White from LED Wholesalers as well. You can find them on Amazon also and both the 1411 and 1412 come in packs of 5 I believe so look around.
The bathroom overhead lights (2) take the #1411 and they fit nicely and are definitely bright enough.
The cockpit arch lights and some of the Perko courtesy lights like at the helm next to your feet are easy, simple festoon 12v and whatever color you want.
Under the entertainment area sink, there is a perko courtesy light...this is a 1142 bayonet. I replaced it with an 1142 dual contact 15 led. You can get this at LED Wholesalers or Superbright LED's, or probably amazon.
There you go folks...I am super happy with my decision to change over to LED...it looks so bright and crisp in the cabin now; I think you will be happy too.
Happy boating friends!
