where do I find blue coutesy lights?

Garry Hartshorn · 08-11-2006, 09:43 PM

And just as an afterthought. It might be a really good idea to have a lockout relay so that if the red was on the white could not be turned on. I regularly have someone onboard who has a tendance to turn on the white lights without dimming every time we are coming into harbour at night !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guess who

Roys Luciano · 08-25-2006, 02:46 PM

Here some pictures of the blue led lights that I build in on board of my Contest sailyacht,

Ciao Roys
www.joshua-contestyacht.nl

Loren Schweizer · 08-27-2006, 06:45 AM

At the risk of being castigated by Carl ( "This ain't Big Honkin' Military Ships Forums, it's Yacht Forums"), I thought this piece of info might fit this thread:

A couple of years ago, I had the fortune to get the cook's tour of the COM station of a U.S. guided missle cruiser. USS CG 58, to be exact.
No portlights, all darked-out, with the exception of some strategically placed low-wattage overhead lights in blue of all colors.
I mentioned to the Chief that yachts use red lighting to preserve night vision.
So, why blue?
He responded that they still use pencils up there, and that pencil marks get washed out in red, but not blue. He showed me some scribblings on a clipboard which were quite discernable.

Maybe blue will be the next New Thing for our nav stations?
You read it here first.

YachtNews · 08-27-2006, 01:43 PM

Luciano, so you are using them as 'uplights' then?

Roys Luciano · 08-27-2006, 03:18 PM

yachtluver,

I just use them as show lights, just for the looks, the pictures are the lights on the deck at the bow of the yacht, Looks verry nice when you walk at the dock and see the boat then.

And this yes i use them as uplights you can walk over the lights the are verry strong,

YachtNews · 08-27-2006, 06:43 PM

Thats great....I guess then that u can use them in the spreaders of sail yachts...as uplights instead of the regular white uplights....It would give a whole new "cool" look.

Pinehollow · 08-30-2006, 05:13 PM

http://www.i2systems.com/products/apeiron_trilight.htm

dancerscap · 09-18-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AMG

I am using dimmers to white lights on the bridge instead, as red printed information on sea-maps will disappear with red lights.

As well as dimmers on almost all lights around the boat since it can take up to half an hour to get your night vision back if you have looked into bright white light. And if I have to, I use to keep one eye closed until getting out of the light...

Please do not use dimmed white lights on the bridge s it will seriously impair your crew's night visiion. Also, the "reds" on nautical charts is not actually red but is instead a magenta so that it is not impacted by nightlighting. USN uses red interior lightrs throughout the ship for night time operations and charting is not impacted.

Roys Luciano · 10-09-2006, 05:02 AM

This Azimut has also the bleu LED lights at diiffrent places on the yacht, verry nice styling. These lights are from a company called Deepsea.

These lights are almost the same as the lights I build in on my yacht, only these Azimut has more at the moment.

www.joshua-contestyacht.nl

AMG · 10-09-2006, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by dancerscap

Please do not use dimmed white lights on the bridge s it will seriously impair your crew's night visiion. Also, the "reds" on nautical charts is not actually red but is instead a magenta so that it is not impacted by nightlighting. USN uses red interior lightrs throughout the ship for night time operations and charting is not impacted.

Swedish (and French) seamaps that I am used to, have red (not magenta) information and using dimmed white lights (all around the yacht) has been working well to me on a number of yachts over the last 25 years.

Red lights use to be too bright and if you dim them, they are not good enough to read seamaps, at least not at my age....

kagraham · 10-11-2006, 12:30 AM

police cars as well...

MaxResolution · 02-17-2007, 03:45 PM

The water, I could dive right in, but I could do without the blue Vegas 'kickers' in the eyes.

Y'all got to explore this new waterproof strip-lighting from Lumiron. You can use it more indirectly, as a surface 'glow-light.'

Your sample looks similar to this Marstrand, which was designed for splashy effects. But, at $165. I would shop around. I've found the standard colored LED bulbs ranging from $17. to $47., so I'm not content that we have narrowed this supply issue down enough. The Aussies, and Brits face the same pricing BS. http://www.imtra.com/product/marine_...16_extreme.htm

Speaking of 'vapor ware,' I read that the industry is just now adopting a new technology of full-spectrum color for LED colorways. Early indicators show a product labled 'Natural White.' As I recall it was just ($42.-$46.AU) for the 1w, or 3w MR11 model. Such a bargain, since a standard LED itself costs around .6¢ to produce.

CaptainSilva · 02-17-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Roys Luciano

This Azimut has also the bleu LED lights at diiffrent places on the yacht, verry nice styling. These lights are from a company called Deepsea.

These lights are almost the same as the lights I build in on my yacht, only these Azimut has more at the moment.

www.joshua-contestyacht.nl

They need to get on the ball and replace the one that's out on the port side stairwell though

AMG · 02-17-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainSilva

They need to get on the ball and replace the one that's out on the port side stairwell though

Could be where the gangway comes out, so there is no lighting fitted...?

Northern Lights · 02-17-2007, 06:47 PM

Capt Hartshorne,
This is not a farm machinery web - site. Keep the spray painted light bulbs on the farm. This is not your tractor back on the farm we are talking about. These are the finest yachts that deserve the best.