I replaced each flourescent with about 4 feet of LED tape stuck to a piece
of plywood.  They are much brighter than the 2 bulb lights.  I went with
red on one side for night vision.
Cheap and easy upgrade!

Joel
35/3
Annapolis


On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote:

> I've got some of the chinese ebay LED tape on my boat. I use it as ambient
> lighting, it's hidden behind the trim on either side of the salon. It's
> nice and plenty of lighting for general purpose. I meant to take pics and
> update an old thread here but haven't done it. Some day.
>
> Steve
> Suhana, C&C 32
> Toronto
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:54 AM, Don Newman <donrnew...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> They work well for indirect lighting but don't expect as much light per
>> LED as a fixture with reflectors on each LED.
>>
>> Fixtures sold for trucks are better for direct lighting IMHO and cheaper.
>>
>> Don Newman
>> C&C 44 Hamilton ON
>>
>> > On Apr 16, 2014, at 14:20, Tortuga <tortugas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I've just received the April Lee Valley supplement. The first 7 pages
>> are devoted to LED light tape and accessories. It's the first time I've
>> seen that they carry the stuff.
>> >
>> > Has anyone used the Lee Valley tape lighting? Any recommendations?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Derek Kennedy
>> > C&C30mk1 Tortuga
>> > Cape George, NS
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