Lighting Top Trumps

[The Gravy Boater]

 

I have a boat where the previous owner's attitude to lighting was cleary "let's not fix it let's add more." I have:

 

9 halogen spot lights
3 halogen directional lights
1 large halogen kitchen light
2 double halogen strip lights
3 LED strip lights
3 directional battery LEDs with an attempted (failed) hack to run it off the 12v.
1 tunnel light running off the domestics
1 tunnel light running off the bow thruster battery, because... reasons.

 

Anyone inherrited more/worse?

 

Next stop replacement fittings and bedazzled LEDs. 

Edited June 11, 2020 by The Gravy Boater
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[Alan de Enfield]

Master cabin = 8 ceiling LEDs recessed lights, 2 LED directional spots (one each side of the bed) 2 x 18" Flourescents (one over each dressing table)

En-suit shower room 1x strip light

En-Suite toilet / basin 1x recessed LED, 1x  8" fluorescent under vanity cabinet.

 

Saloon = 14 recessed LEDS,(2x rows of 5 and one central row of 4 - each row independently switched). 4x directional spots .

 

Dining Room = Central ceiling light, 3x directional spots

 

Kitchen = strip lights under the high cupboard, central ceiling light

 

Forward cabin = 4x directional spots.

 

Forward Shower / Toilet / basin = strip light under vanity cabinet, central ceiling light.

 

Total 47 internal lights.

Edited June 11, 2020 by Alan de Enfield

[The Gravy Boater]

3 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Total 47 internal lights.

You MIGHT win most number of lights and LEDs... but I'm still leading most number of shite lights.

[smiler]

6 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Master cabin = 8 ceiling LEDs recessed lights, 2 LED directional spots (one each side of the bed) 2 x 18" Flourescents (one over each dressing table)

En-suit shower room 1x strip light

En-Suite toilet / basin 1x recessed LED, 1x  8" fluorescent under vanity cabinet.

 

Saloon = 14 recessed LEDS,(2x rows of 5 and one central row of 4 - each row independently switched). 4x directional spots .

 

Dining Room = Central ceiling light, 3x directional spots

 

Kitchen = strip lights under the high cupboard, central ceiling light

 

Forward cabin = 4x directional spots.

 

Forward Shower / Toilet / basin = strip light under vanity cabinet, central ceiling light.

 

Total 47 internal lights.

Wot - no light in the fridge?

[WotEver]

Just now, smiler said:

Wot - no light in the fridge?

Total 48 internal lights.

[Jen-in-Wellies]

Trump? Shouldn't this be in Political and Current Affairs?

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[The Gravy Boater]

Are we gonna count fridge lights... we can count fridge lights.  I also have my USB head torch and if I do a karate chop move on my G8 Moto Power the light comes on... it was reason enough to buy it.

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, smiler said:

Wot - no light in the fridge?

+ Microwave

 

Total 49

 

4x Flourescents in the engine room

 

Total 53

 

Instrument lights (Radar, GPS, Plotter, Compass, Rev counters, Auto-Pilot, ammeters, voltmeters, etc etc etc)

 

Plus outside :

3x navigation lights

Anchor light

Flood light

Instrument lights (Compass, Rev counters, auto-Pilot)

[TheBiscuits]

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

+ Microwave

 

Total 49

 

4x Flourescents in the engine room

 

Total 53

 

Instrument lights (Radar, GPS, Plotter, Compass, Rev counters, Auto-Pilot, ammeters, voltmeters, etc etc etc)

 

Plus outside :

3x navigation lights

Anchor light

Flood light

Instrument lights (Compass, Rev counters, auto-Pilot)

 

EPIRB light?

 

Torches on lifejackets?

 

 

[BEngo]

Cabin :1 paraffin lamp. 

Engine ole: 1 Tilley light, 1 hurricane lamp. 

Bow : 1 Toc H lantern

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[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

EPIRB light?

 

Torches on lifejackets?

 

 

Looking at this lot I think I may open for trips around the illuminations.

 

Puts Blackpool to shame.

[The Gravy Boater]

Let's say any source of light and see how petty it gets, lol.  There's probably some guy on a boat who has a business making candles.

[TheBiscuits]

11 minutes ago, The Gravy Boater said:

Let's say any source of light and see how petty it gets, lol.  There's probably some guy on a boat who has a business making candles.

 

I wasn't going to play on this thread, but my festival decoration lights on the boat are mainly strings of 100 or 200 LEDs

 

[Chris Lowe]

21 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Trump? Shouldn't this be in Political and Current Affairs?

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That would be a bright orange light

[Jen-in-Wellies]

2 minutes ago, buccaneer66 said:

That would be a bright orange light

Bright orange, yet somehow a bit dim.

[The Gravy Boater]

6 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

I wasn't going to play on this thread, but my festival decoration lights on the boat are mainly strings of 100 or 200 LEDs

 

I wondered how long it would take someone to game the system.

[The Gravy Boater]

18 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Bright orange, yet somehow a bit dim.

Orange man bad?  Well you know... I need some under gunwhale mood lighting but I can't think of anything worse than orange. 

[Chris Lowe]

Don't forget it is dim orange

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Looking at this lot I think I may open for trips around the illuminations.

 

Puts Blackpool to shame.

Blackpool Tourist Offices current slogan is Dont Visit Blackpool.....and the Pleasure Beach has had thousands of complaints from residents after announcing its re-opening plans.

[Alan de Enfield]

1 minute ago, matty40s said:

Dont Visit Blackpool..

Is that anything to do with the current 'situation' ?

Maybe it should be renamed before the tower is 'pulled down'.

[matty40s]

1 minute ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Is that anything to do with the current 'situation' ?

Maybe it should be renamed before the tower is 'pulled down'.

Trying to stop the mutant hordes from East Lancashire and Yerkshure from coming and spreading diseases. 

[Alan de Enfield]

Just now, matty40s said:

Trying to stop the mutant hordes from East Lancashire and Yerkshure from coming and spreading diseases. 

I was thinking more along the lines of Cecil Rhodes (Prime Minister Cape Colony), Guy (of Guys Hospital), Baden Powell (of scouting fame)

[TheBiscuits]

Just now, matty40s said:

Trying to stop the mutant hordes from East Lancashire and Yerkshure from coming and spreading diseases. 

 

I'd heard tell there were people driving from as far as Northampton to get there ...

[Iain_S]

3 hours ago, The Gravy Boater said:

 

I have a boat where the previous owner's attitude to lighting was cleary "let's not fix it let's add more." I have:

 

9 ..

(snip).
1 tunnel light running off the domestics
1 tunnel light running off the bow thruster battery, because... reasons.

 

Anyone inherrited more/worse?

 

Next stop replacement fittings and bedazzled LEDs. 

Dunno why two tunnel lights, but sensible to run one off the bow battery.

Also good to run the horn from there. Neither item will be used except when engine running, so relays in the bow, switched from the stern, with the switches fed from engine supply. Cuts down on voltage drop, and the switches are only handling relay coil current.

[mrsmelly]

What about mains sockets then eh!! Since I bought this boat I have taken 8 out and that has left us with 26 sockets throughout the boat down from the original 34 as fitted when new.