blue or white I can't make my mind up ? I would like to fit them both sides above my galley and chart table?

Warm white, you want to be able to see things as close as possible to natural colours. Cold white is anything over 6000°K and very harsh and hard on the eyes.You want something around 4300°K.

can you get red ? or put a red filter over the top ......?

I wasn't aware there's a warm and cold white option. Will it warm up Trim?

I just got these to try out:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181965723679?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Went for battery as I didnt want to bother wiring them in if they weren't any good. ive put them along the shelf above cupboards either side where they sit just behind the rail. They look good and backlight the space above the cupboards really well. Red is great for night sailing and gives a nice soft light enough to illuminate the cabin area but not effect night vision. Warm whiteish looks superb.

Even being 3xAA powered, they are quite bright and you'd want to think about shielding them behind something so you don't end up looking straight at them.

Only thing I don't like is skipping through all the different colour choices. All the other colours look crap.

Will probably now look at hard wiring in two different strips, red and warm white.

Jaycar have very nice cool white LED lights with diffuser and switch on them for circa $25. About 350 mm long.

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cisco said..

Jaycar have very nice cool white LED lights with diffuser and switch on them for circa $25. About 350 mm long.

If Jaycar also do a warm white, that's the one you want. Cool white is 6000°K.

Will the warm light warm my Pusey?

you definitely need the red light !!!!

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southace said..
Will the warm light warm my Pusey?

Sorry, I give up, I thought it was a serious request for assistance.

never give up I was just showing a example of my dark chart table and my pussy Trim trying to get warm on my log.. Need light it's winter and getting dark?

Popped into the boat on the way past tonight

A couple of martini glasses with that blue light and you're good to go FreeRad

I've got a range of led light strips on my boat.

I have white above the galley, but they were a straight swap out for the manufacturers original fluro strip lights.

on the other side by the saloon, I have a shelf with pop up storage bins for crew and bits and bobs. it was a perfect place to hide some led strips that are colour change.
I got mine from ikea, cut the plug off and wired them straight into my 12v system.
I use them for red night light by my one and only sea berth and then I can switch colour to anything from red, through a spectrum, all the way to white.
I can also switch the coloured lights to colour shift for party nights onboard too.

cost me about £20 and was money very well spent. I love them and they get used almost daily.

If anyone wants pics, let me know and I'll see if I can rustle something up.

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cisco said..

Jaycar have very nice cool white LED lights with diffuser and switch on them for circa $25. About 350 mm long.

If Jaycar also do a warm white, that's the one you want. Cool white is 6000°K.

I might have that back to front. I have not fitted them up yet but they looked really good on the display panel they had in the shop. To my eyes they were not excessively bright and about equivalent to flouro.

That be they in the forefront of this pic. Neat units in extruded alloy cases with plastic end fittings with switch. Any LED lights with a switch included tend to be quite a bit more expensive. These can be attached with small screws through lugs each end or even with double sided adhesive tape.

I ended up with these....$100 I may return the smaller one and replace it with another 1m one yet. Apparently they are In between warm and cool.

That's brightened up my day!

I like your cat southace he or she must be very brave.
I've tried to bring my Aussie onboard but he freaks out and want's to jump ship

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SandS said..
can you get red ? or put a red filter over the top ......?

I have a strip of red LED above my nav station. It gives off enough light for the off watch crew to get ready to come on watch without turning cabin lights on. They aren't quite bright enough for me to put a fix on the chart, but that could be the age of my eyes.

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SandS said..
can you get red ? or put a red filter over the top ......?

I have a strip of red LED above my nav station. It gives off enough light for the off watch crew to get ready to come on watch without turning cabin lights on. They aren't quite bright enough for me to put a fix on the chart, but that could be the age of my eyes.

yes red light is the go when sailing , white light is blinding when sailing . the white is ok and better in port . the led headlights with the red function are handy as well .

The $60 1m led strip is a little to bright but great if you have bad vision. The $40 500mm led strip is perfect for the galley side.

Cats need to be kittens to obtain there sea legs, my Trim has been swimming 3 times now she's getting use to marina life......even the occasional pigeon gets deliver to my cockpit!

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southace said..
The $60 1m led strip is a little to bright but great if you have bad vision. The $40 500mm led strip is perfect for the galley side.

Cats need to be kittens to obtain there sea legs, my Trim has been swimming 3 times now she's getting use to marina life......even the occasional pigeon gets deliver to my cockpit!

About the cats.... miner were all adults when I brought them on board. The olderst one 3 years old. They were immediately at home, but one of them seems to get a little seasick when we go out in the ocean.

You could always add a dimmer to that Led strip light S.A.