LED cockpit lighting-anyone have pics or ideas???

[Sorrento 25]

I have two 9 LED strips that replace my OE cockpit lights in the rear, and numerous red LED trailer marker lights concealed and indirect in the side panel storage areas and under the helm. Those are wired along with the red LED lights on my cabin steps.

I also have a six white 9 LED strips around the engine cover opening that illuminate the bilge like daylight. These are wired to the original bilge light wires.

 

[tobnpr]

 

[papogator24]

That looks awesome. Thanks.

 

[AndersonAcres]

NYC is experimenting with LED street lamps:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/...e-with-leds/?scp=1&sq=LED streetlights&st=cse

 

[coolings]

TOBNPR, which type of lights do you have. They seem different than rope lights as the light look continuous.

 

[topgun1185]

on my boat they use perko lights I replaced the blubs from super brite led with 44mm foston blub. I chosse red for better night vision.

 

[tobnpr]

TOBNPR, which type of lights do you have. They seem different than rope lights as the light look continuous.

They are Acolyte 50 led Striplytes:

http://www.acolyteled.com/

 

[Uplate]

I have replaced all but one bulb on my boat with LED's. Interior and all Nav lights.

Superbright is a good source, but make sure you get the ones with the buck converter chip built in. You will know this is the one when it has an open back behind the LED's with a PC board. This keeps a contastant current draw no matter at what Voltage it receives.

Cool white from Superbrite- I measured about 5200 Kelvin on the ones I bought. I hated them on the arch as they were way to stark lighting up all that white fiberglass on the helm. I switched to Warm White, which I measured at 3450 Kelvin which is more like your stock incandescents, just a little more blue. this is way easier on the eyes when hanging out in the cockpit for me.

I used Cool whites on all Nav lights as they "appear" to be brighter to the eye. The blue color has a shorter wavelength and is scattered by the atmosphere more efficiently. This is why cops use blue lights I suppose. So goes my thinking on using the bluer higher Kelvin Cool Whites for Nav reasons.

In the Cabin, I replaced all G4 based bulbs with Warm white LED clusters (that have the bucking circuit) from Marinebeam.com. this look great although a little pricey. My thought is that I should never have to change them during the time I own my boat.

My cockpit lower lights are cool white BA15 base bulbs. Make sure you get the ones that have the LED's barely sticking out of the socket itself so it can retrofit into existing Perko units. Forget the DR. LED stuff.

Marinebeam has the best products from what I can tell. They just do not every solution for retrofitting all of my lights, so I went with Superbright with the buck circuits.

 

[Skuza]

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[searay310.209]

I went West Marine the LED bulbs they stocked would not fit(to long) in my 2007 310 cockpit/arch fixtures.(round Atwood) Where do you find shorter bulb and does anyone know about LED anchor light bulbs or the entire head assembly?

 

[Skuza]

I tried to link to my old post last night but I already removed my pics.
Here are a few that I reposted. I know they have been branded as gawdy but they do give a darn cool look when your in the partyin mood! Also the very small draw is a plus. You could probably leave them on all night and not kill your battery.

 

[papogator24]

I just ordered RED leds for the cockpit. For my 07 240, the festoon bulbs are 44mm.

I will take pics once I receive them and post up.

 

[papogator24]

Here are the lights...sorry about the poor picture quality...I took it with my phone

 

[arcticspud]

These installations look awesome. Did the LED ropes require special equipment? How did you wire it into your boat-cockpit lights system? If so, did you tap into one of the existing lights wiring?

Thanks

 

[Merge360]

I installed mine about 2 years ago and added LED's to my tower speakers earlier this year... Have not had any problems whatsoever....

Peep the link in my signature for pics!

 

[Larry&Leisa]

These installations look awesome. Did the LED ropes require special equipment? How did you wire it into your boat-cockpit lights system? If so, did you tap into one of the existing lights wiring?

Thanks

I just wired my ropes into the fuse panel and added seperate switches (from flounder pounder). I used both red and blue ropes so I could match up with my Apeiron Tricolors (from BOE) in the arch.