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RichardG
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Initially Posted - 10/22/2018 :  12:34:59  Show Profile
I removed the last of all the incandescent bulbs from my boat Saturday.



So now 100% LED inside and out.


RichardG 81 FK/SR #2657
Terminal Island, CA

sethp001
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Response Posted - 10/22/2018 :  12:37:06  Show Profile
Woot! Looks great!

My boat is all LED too.


Seth
"Outlier" 1987 Catalina 25 SR/SK/Traditional Interior #5541
"Zoo" 1977 Morgan Out Island 30
"Nomad" 1980 Prindle 16
"Lost" 1988 Catalina Capri 14.2 (sold - yay!)
"Marine Tex 1" Unknown Origin POS 8' Fiberglass Dinghy
https://whichsailboat.com/2014/07/27/catalina-25-review/
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 10/22/2018 :  14:22:29  Show Profile
That is a very beautiful thing. Dedicated red LEDs and green LEDs are perfect for navigation lights. In my case I have a single bulb with a filtered lens. In that case a white LED (color temperature 5600°K blue-white) does not display the same color spread as a white incandescent bulb (color temp 2800° yellow-white), so the green side appears bluish and does not provide 1nm visibility. I therefore did not replace the bow red green with a LED. Also, I’ve kept my steaming light as a cheapie incandescent because I only turn it on while it’s dark and the engine is running, charging the battery.
Everything else is LED.
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
Edited by - Voyager on 10/22/2018 14:24:56
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 10/22/2018 :  15:58:59  Show Profile
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In my case I have a single bulb with a filtered lens. In that case a white LED (color temperature 5600°K blue-white) does not display the same color spread as a white incandescent bulb (color temp 2800° yellow-white), so the green side appears bluish and does not provide 1nm visibility. I therefore did not replace the bow red green with a LED.


Dr LED makes a LED with green and red LED's. Here was my slightly humorous thread about it from 2011:

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=22721
Davy J


2005 Gemini 105Mc
PO 1987 C25 #5509 SR/SK
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islander
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Response Posted - 10/22/2018 :  17:11:41  Show Profile
Nice! Where did you find those beauty's?
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 10/23/2018 :  03:04:13  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
Nice improvement !!
Larry
'89 Robin's Nest#5820, Potomac River/Quantico, Va
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 10/23/2018 :  10:42:36  Show Profile
https://www.five-oceans.com/collections/led-technology/products/led-navigation-side-lights-bc-3840


RichardG 81 FK/SR #2657
Terminal Island, CA
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RandyAmy
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Response Posted - 10/23/2018 :  13:09:58  Show Profile
Hole pattern matched up to old fixtures?
Randy Clason
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 10/23/2018 :  14:20:06  Show Profile
Perfect fit for the holes. It's an all-in-one fixture. Instead of the regular screws that came with it, I used the old nuts and through-bolts that also hold the so-called 'covers' inside the anchor locker. I'm thinking of making new, lower profile covers, which will allow more room and make easier neatly packing 300' of 1/2" rode, 50' of chain plus anchor in the locker.


RichardG 81 FK/SR #2657
Terminal Island, CA
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