Lighting

Jan
31
New LED lighting everywhere

New LED lighting everywhere

Updating your boat to LED lighting is an easy way to make it feel more updated, livable and safe. MarineBeam, SuperBrightLEDs and Dr. LED converted me fully to LED.
18 min read
Oct
19
LunaSea navigation lights

LunaSea navigation lights

Navigation lights on older boats are a great target for an LED upgrade. Recently I found LunaSea festoon LED bulbs and replaced mine.
6 min read
Jun
04
Major mast work

Major mast work

In the last year I have had a number of issues with items in or on Grace's mast. During a recent trip to Blake Island, the anchor light stopped working, and that was the last straw. It was time to dig deeper into fixing all of the issues.
18 min read
Jul
13
Ambient LED cabin lights

Ambient LED cabin lights

Quality ambient light throughout the sailboat is a must. Getting this without high power use bulbs is easy with LEDs if you know where to start. Many manufacturers "white" LEDs look terrible, so choose carefully.
6 min read
Apr
16
Mantus Snap-On light is perfect for the cockpit

Mantus Snap-On light is perfect for the cockpit

I am perpetually looking for better lights for Grace, both inside and out. I stumbled across the Mantus Snap-On Light randomly a few months ago and love the portability, easy install, and light quality that it provides.
3 min read
Apr
15
Halogen light replacement with CREE LEDs

Halogen light replacement with CREE LEDs

Good quality lighting is not something you have to sacrifice on a sailboat. It can also be economical now with the advent of LEDs. CREE LEDs are my favorite because of their color and quality, and I replaced almost everything on Grace with them.
4 min read