Hi John,
I have used several strip LEDs from LED Lights, Bulbs & LED Lighting Accessories – SUPER BRIGHT LEDS | Super Bright LEDs   They come peel and stick and also in waterproof versions.   I used one each of the of their “natural white” and “warm white”.   I thought the natural too blue white and the warm too yellow but mixed were much better.   Also I have read that LEDs emit a single spectrum light where incandescent lights emit a broad spectrum so even with the right color the LED light appears more artificial.   My theory the two LED colors mixed I partially replicate the broad spectrum light.
Maybe stick a couple to the underside of the cross bars on the bimini.   They also sell dimmers and remote control buttons for their lights.   Have one in a box I haven’t tried yet but I installed a bunch of the strip lights with dimmers in the boat for indirect lighting and so far am very happy with them.

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Hi John,

I used 4 of these for spreader lights and am happy, considering the price.
http://www.amazon.com/Signstek-Headlight-Waterproof-Dustproof-Shockproof/dp/B00GLLW3AM/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1431551480&sr=8-11&keywords=led++off+road+lights

This will work as well:
http://www.amazon.com/KAWELL%C2%AE-9-32V-1170LM-Degree-Waterproof/dp/B00GJKXW8M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1431551480&sr=8-4&keywords=led++off+road+lights

One is all you need. Two if on the spreaders.

Or, go to Amazon.com and search for LED off road lights.

Bob

Bob

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I’m looking for a set of LED lights I can hang from one of the Bimini
supports to provide general area lighting in the cockpit when dockside or
anchored.
I previously used some LEDs from Bebi Electronics in Fiji. They worked
great for 6 or 7 years (
http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/Images/Deck/2010_0505cockpit0001.JPG). I
also
used them as an auxiliary anchor light. Winter before last one of the
lights developed an internal short. Naturally that was a few months after
Bebi went out of business. I assume the other light will give up the ghost
shortly.

Anyone come up with another way to illuminate the cockpit under a Bimini?

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s Blog
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Thanks Skip,
I’ve looked at the strip lights, but they seem to only come in very long
strips. I only need about 4″ or less – 3 or 4 LEDs. I’ll look again. The
drawback over what I’ve got is that they don’t provide a side light as an
anchor light. Having spent many months at anchor in the Bahamas I really
like having side shining lights at about eye level of the fishermen would
go through the anchorage at 25 -30 Kts. I’m sure they are not looking up
to see mast head anchor lights.

Thanks, Bob,
I actually bought the smallest off road light that SuperBrightLEDs offers,
but they are too bulky and probably too bright (unless I add a dimmer).

Still looking.

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s Blog

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Robert Fine via maillist <
> wrote:

Hi John,

I used 4 of these for spreader lights and am happy, considering the price.

http://www.amazon.com/Signstek-Headlight-Waterproof-Dustproof-Shockproof/dp/B00GLLW3AM/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1431551480&sr=8-11&keywords=led++off+road+lights

This will work as well:

http://www.amazon.com/KAWELL%C2%AE-9-32V-1170LM-Degree-Waterproof/dp/B00GJKXW8M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1431551480&sr=8-4&keywords=led++off+road+lights

One is all you need. Two if on the spreaders.

Or, go to Amazon.com and search for LED off road lights.

Bob

Bob

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 4:43 PM, John Stevenson via maillist <
> wrote:

I’m looking for a set of LED lights I can hang from one of the Bimini
supports to provide general area lighting in the cockpit when dockside or
anchored.
I previously used some LEDs from Bebi Electronics in Fiji. They worked
great for 6 or 7 years (
http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/Images/Deck/2010_0505cockpit0001.JPG). I
also
used them as an auxiliary anchor light. Winter before last one of the
lights developed an internal short. Naturally that was a few months

after

Bebi went out of business. I assume the other light will give up the

ghost

shortly.

Anyone come up with another way to illuminate the cockpit under a Bimini?

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s Blog
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Just noticed the modular strip lights that SuperBrightLED offers. Looks
like I could velcro a couple to the underside of the Bimini. I won’t get
the anchor light feature, but they are cheap so I’ll order a short string
see how they work.

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s Blog

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:30 PM, John Stevenson
wrote:

Thanks Skip,
I’ve looked at the strip lights, but they seem to only come in very long
strips. I only need about 4″ or less – 3 or 4 LEDs. I’ll look again. The
drawback over what I’ve got is that they don’t provide a side light as an
anchor light. Having spent many months at anchor in the Bahamas I really
like having side shining lights at about eye level of the fishermen would
go through the anchorage at 25 -30 Kts. I’m sure they are not looking up
to see mast head anchor lights.

Thanks, Bob,
I actually bought the smallest off road light that SuperBrightLEDs offers,
but they are too bulky and probably too bright (unless I add a dimmer).

Still looking.

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s Blog

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Robert Fine via maillist <
> wrote:

Hi John,

I used 4 of these for spreader lights and am happy, considering the price.

http://www.amazon.com/Signstek-Headlight-Waterproof-Dustproof-Shockproof/dp/B00GLLW3AM/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1431551480&sr=8-11&keywords=led++off+road+lights

This will work as well:

http://www.amazon.com/KAWELL%C2%AE-9-32V-1170LM-Degree-Waterproof/dp/B00GJKXW8M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1431551480&sr=8-4&keywords=led++off+road+lights

One is all you need. Two if on the spreaders.

Or, go to Amazon.com and search for LED off road lights.

Bob

Bob

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 4:43 PM, John Stevenson via maillist <
> wrote:

I’m looking for a set of LED lights I can hang from one of the Bimini
supports to provide general area lighting in the cockpit when dockside

or

anchored.
I previously used some LEDs from Bebi Electronics in Fiji. They worked
great for 6 or 7 years (
http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/Images/Deck/2010_0505cockpit0001.JPG). I
also
used them as an auxiliary anchor light. Winter before last one of the
lights developed an internal short. Naturally that was a few months

after

Bebi went out of business. I assume the other light will give up the

ghost

shortly.

Anyone come up with another way to illuminate the cockpit under a

Bimini?

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com
Sarah’s Blog
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These strip lights have several options that you might like.  First they have strips that are top emitting or strips that are side emitting.   Also have strips that you can cut to length in groups of three LEDs.

 

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That’s how I started.   Ordered a couple as a trial and ended up buying a couple dozen, plus dimmers and a couple of the remotes.

 

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Hi Alan
I’ve seen several recommendations for the IKEA lights but haven’t seen one in person.   How is the color?   Close match to an incandescent or a blue white like fluorescents?

 

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Thanks for the spec on the IKEA.   I just checked the spec on the LED strips I got from superbrightleds.com to compare.
The “natural white” which to me was not so natural but just a bit too much like an old blue white fluorescent tube light is 4500 Kelvin.   The warm white that I thought was OK but my wife, the family arbiter of color thought it was too yellow is 3000 Kelvin.   One strip of each color side by side we both thought was ideal.  Based on this I’m thinking the IKEA at 2700 Kelvin might be too yellow for us.  
One thing I liked about the superbright LEDs, they are truly bright.  Have tried some other LEDs that were not much brighter than a birthday candle.   They do offer a very wide range of options so some brighter than others.   The version I am using a pair of 18″ strips puts out about as much light as a 75 Watt light bulb or more.   Really like them over the galley and work bench where I like a lot of light but put dimmers on the ones in the cabin over the settees.  
One caution, they are not super low power.   Forget exactly but if I recall the draw was in tenths of amps.   Also they do get a little warm.     But dim them just a bit and the power and heat drop a lot.

 

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Hey John,

I’ve been using a couple of high-lumen LED solar garden lamps for
years. In port I hang one forward and one aft as anchor lights.
It not only puts them close to eye level for harbor crafts, but
makes it easy to find my boat in a crowded nighttime anchorage
when returning by dinghy since the pair of lights is distinctive.
When I need cockpit lighting I simply position one or both back
there as suits the occasion, and underway at night I set one or
both on the cabin sole beneath the salon companionway ladder to
provide night lighting belowdecks for crew. It’s a simple
3-in-1… well, 3-in-2 solution.

Tor

Hello everyone,

I have had good all round lighting with the string garden lighting that you
buy at Wall-mart or places like that. They are LED and solar powered.
They don’t give off enough light to read by but are very good for lighting
the cockpit for after sundowners and security in a mooring field. The
charge lasts about ten hours, not quite long enough for sundown to sunrise
farther south but farther north should be OK. I fasten them with tie wraps
to the Bimini frame and sail makers twine to the zipper pockets. They
usually cost about $20 – $40. There are more and more boats using them
throughout the Caribbean. They help you to be seen by fishermen and tenders
doing mach one.

Jack
Xanadu
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