Today, we finally got around to swapping out the failing lights in the hallway of our Bayliner 4788. These replacements have been on our to-do list since before our trip, and the perfect opportunity presented itself this rainy afternoon here at Claydon Bay in Grappler Sound, nestled within the Broughton Archipelago. The original lights were
Late last season I installed outside LED lighting on the boat. It tucks in under the overhang, and is not noticeable during the day. The lights originally came with a not-so-great power control and a remote control. The colors didn’t work right, and it was hard to control. I found some WIFI connected LED Light
Over the weekend while staying at Roche Harbor, I had some time to finish the install of what I am calling Phase 1 of our outside LED lighting. I had previously run 12v power to the upper panel in the pilothouse above the main windows. For those about 6ft tall, that is the area that
Yesterday we received 13 more of the interior lights we have been working on replacing. Today I replaced 3 more of the old crappy fixtures in the salon area. This time in the port side along the windows above the television. I would have done more but I ran out of the heat shrink butt
Today I replaced 6 more of the old light fixtures in the kitchen, three along the window, and 3 under the cabinet. It looks like we need 16 more light fixtures to replace all the lights in the salon area. We accidently ordered some of the 39 lumen lights rather than the 45 lumen lights,
The guest bathroom / head like many of the other lights on board has really yellowed lights, from plastic decaying over time, and some not so good led upgrades that had been put into them. Here is the before: And below is the after: Not only do we have better looking lights, but all 4
Even though many of the original incandescent lights had been converted to LED lighting, they had not been done very well, and they still all had a very yellow tint to them. In the photo below, you can see the two new sliver ringed LED lights replacing the original plastic light fixtures in the kitchen.
Many aspects of 2020 were very unprecedented, and there were some big challenges for the world, and for us personally as well, but overall it was a pretty good year for boating. Here is how the year shaped up for us. January 2020 In January we were full on busy shopping for our yacht. We
When we first toured this 4788 Pilothouse before we purchased it, one of the things that stood out was the damaged cockpit lights, that I vowed to fix as one of my first repairs… Well other thing got in the way like new batteries, solar panels, vhf radio, and other fun stuff. Today was the
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