I'm looking to upgrade all cabin lights and navigation lights to LED's on my 215WE. Is there a chart anywhere which will tell me the best LED replacements for each bulb?
I replaced all of my bulbs with cheap philips led’s from the local hardware store. Problem was. Led’s are polarity sensitive and I had to reverse the polarity on most of my light fixtures.
I pretty much buy all of my LED lamps from Marinebeam or DoctorLED. Their lamps cost a bit more but their quality is much better. Their lamps are dimmable and non-polarity sensitive; this also means the lamps have circuitry that conditions the electrical supply which is important on a boat. There were some reports about the cheap imported lamps (ebay and amazon) overheating and becoming a fire hazard but I've no experience there. Replacing your Nav. lamps is a different story; there are visibility requirements that must be considered; work with a reputable company that lists the lamp as a USCG navigation replacement. https://store.marinebeam.com/replacement-bulbs/ https://www.doctorled.com/DrLED_Marine_Catalog.pdf
+2 on Marine Beam. Orignally replaced all the bulbs with cheap Chinese LED's from Amazon, then 2 months later went to Marine Beam when they all failed. The Chinese company did refund my money, but what a pain.