I don't always agree with the things I read in Practical Sailor, but I have
to agree with them that these are about the best interior lights available
for general illumination in your cabin.

 

I've had a low power Alpenglow fluorescent fixture on my 25 for more than a
decade. I like the quality of the illumination, the low power consumption,
and the nice teak fixture. My experience was a large part of the decision to
put two of the LED fixtures on my 38.

 

All of the fixtures I purchased have high (9W for the fluorescent) and low
(6 or 7W) power for white light, and a separate red light with 2 low power
settings. I habitually leave the lowest power red lights on when sailing at
night so I can find the beer or a snack and move around the cabin without
bumping into things.

 

Others on the list have other solutions for low power consumption lighting -
and may well have paid less than I did. The LED fixtures were around $130
each. But I spent a half hour or less on the installation process and I
don't need to worry about a source for spare parts if I ever need them.

 

I'm quite happy with the lights.

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 5:17 PM
To: CNC CNC
Subject: Re: Stus-List LED BULBS IN GENERAL

 

Rick,  

Do you like the Alpenglows?

David F. Risch
(401) 419-4650 (cell)



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From: rickbr...@earthlink.net
To: capt...@yahoo.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:43:16 -0500
Subject: Re: Stus-List LED BULBS IN GENERAL

Alex;

 

I second Dennis' recommendation for MarineBeam.com. I have also used
Superbrightleds.com as a source with good results for replacement for
incandescent bulbs in the cabin. And as I've said before, I put Alpenglow
LED fixtures in the cabin in place of the OEM fluorescent lights. The only
problem I have had in the 3 or so years I've had LED bulbs on the boat has
been with the PAR bulbs that are in the light fixtures containing my
steaming and foredeck lights and my spreader lights. The heat sink on the
LED replacement bulbs is slightly larger than the reflector on the halogen
bulbs that came in the fixture, so the fit isn't quite right and I need to
install the LED bulbs without the lens that came in the fixture. No failures
so far, but I had to go up and reseat one of the spreader lights last spring
before it would go on.

 

Regarding nav lights, I'm not sure about Transport Canada requirements - you
guys have some regs that seem frickin strange to me. But as far as the USCG
compliance goes you should have no problems. 

 

The USCG requires that the manufacturer use nav lights that comply with USCG
requirements when building the boat. Many light manufacturers will put
something on their fixtures that say they comply with the requirements. But
the USCG neither approves nor disapproves of any light, they only require
that the lights used put out enough lumens to be seen over the range and arc
specified in the ColRegs.

 

The guy at Marinebeam was really helpful to me when I put LEDs in all my nav
lights. I wanted 5 mile visibility (as for a vessel 65 ft or more), though
the USCG requirement for my boat is only 2 miles. We talked about what
fixtures I had (I recall that you really need to put green LEDs behind green
lenses to meet the requirements because of the temperature/wavelength of the
output of the LEDs) and was able to supply the requested bulbs for
everything except those little red and green "eyeball" fixtures in the stem
of the boat, and even there he was able to supply bulbs to meet the 2 mile
requirement.

 

Rick Brass

Washington, NC 

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C.
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 1:14 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List LED BULBS IN GENERAL

 

Go cheap and buy lots of spares!  Or....you could buy quality and do the job
once.

Do what you want but if I was buying replacement LED navigation lights, I'd
buy from marinebeam.com.

Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA

 

 


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From: "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List LED BULBS IN GENERAL


Tons of cheap LEDs on FleaBay. Some are better than others, but for the
$3-$5 or so per bulb I have got a pretty good hit rate. Note that RUNNING
LIGHTS are a special case, depending on how legal you want to be.

Joe Della Barba
Coquina

-----Original Message-----
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alex
Giannelia
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 12:27 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List LED BULBS IN GENERAL

I am now moving into replacing my incandescent bulbs all around with LED's
so is there an economical set of conversion bulbs which use the bases that
will fit the old 12VDC sockets?  I read some cases require compliance with
USCG or TRANSPORT CANADA codes.

Alex Giannelia
CC 35-II 1974 to be renamed after re-launch TORONTO, Ontario

ag@@airsensing.com


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