Cockpit lighting - sailing yacht

[johnalison]

I've never seen it as a problem. It doesn't get dark in the Baltic until about 11. However, you could buy a Malo. One I went on years ago had a line of lights built into the windscreen/sprayhood.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Lovely though the Malo may be, swapping my boat out does seem a bit extreme

I'm going to investigate the LED strip ideas. Looks like the neatest solution.

 

[pmagowan]

We got a great light from Lidl. It has 3 brightness levels and a soft white rubbery light dispersal 'bubble'. It is charged by usb and also has a fly killing zapper mode. It hangs from a little retractible hook. Typing 'enkeeo 2 in 1' into google seems to get something similar

 

[RupertW]

Found the Ikea outdoor solar range here - and the one we have is the hanging black one which sits just under the Bimini at night and wedged securely on deck during the day:
http://www.kraksstuga.se/2011/02/dra-nytta-av-solen-ikea-gor-det.html

 

[JumbleDuck]

Who has what. Any lighting experts in here can help.

I hang a hurricane lamp from the boom. That's probably not an expert solution.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I hang a hurricane lamp from the boom. That's probably not an expert solution.

My current "solution" is just that, updated to an LED torch...

 

[slipknot]

Do you have wheel or tiller steering?

I bought some small individual leds off eBay and fitted three to the underside of the instrument pod plus an on off switch. 2 of the less twards the back lighting the end of the cockpit and a third lights the table attached to the front of the pedistal. I’m pleased with the result. Use a warm white led as the normal led is too bright/blue. I wanted a permanent solution and I’m pleased with the result.

 

[PetiteFleur]

I've got a couple of Aldi led battery lanterns which I can hang from the boom, can also double as emergency compass as they have compass in the top!

 

[emandvee44]

We have an auto solar powered led light made by a fellow yachtie. Very pleased with it. See article in last month's pbo.
M.

 

[niccapotamus]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christow-Flameless-Flickering-Candles-Dancing/dp/B00P2LECVA

 

[Ruffles]

Not a permanent installation, but you can't beat the ambience & colour of the flame from an oil lamp to watch the last of the dusk slipping away.

Ridiculously impractical.
My preferred solution too.

 

[[70521]]

Clearly I am doing something wrong as my ratio is 99 hours sailing to 1 hour lounging about in the cockpit. Do you guys ever sleep?

 

[Iain C]

I know what you mean OP. And I was even considering some vulgar Sunseeker style lights in my cockpit sides at floor level.

However problem solved with one of these...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bottle-Lig...-spons&keywords=lights+to+go+in+bottles&psc=1

Put inside your favourite empty bottle and it looks absolutely excellent IMHO, and can simply be lifted up and put on the saloon table when it gets a bit chilly.

 

[Greenheart]

I bought an LED "hurricane lamp" on ebay for £8.99. Does the job and looks the part.

I've been looking at these for our summer tenting fortnight next month. I'd prefer a real oil lamp, but if an LED equivalent gives a controllable yellow glow rather than a cycle-headlight white glare, and if it's built to last and not too battery-hungry, I'd like one...

...but there are so many, and so cheap, it's hard to know good from bad. Any specific recommendations from contented buyers?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Seldon do an inboom light which I think can be retro fitted but would require a fair bit of work.

 

[Talulah]

I fitted boom lighting. They are concealed in the track on the underside of the boom. The difficulty is getting power to them so not a quick install. Bought from Calibra Marine

 

[lw395]

You can get water proof strings of LED xmas lights powered by a few AA cells in a waterproof/splashproof box for a few quid.
Run for many hours.
Not bright enough to read a book by, but enough to find your wine glass.

 

[RupertW]

You can get water proof strings of LED xmas lights powered by a few AA cells in a waterproof/splashproof box for a few quid.
Run for many hours.
Not bright enough to read a book by, but enough to find your wine glass.

We have something similar but for garden lights so solar powered. The string of them across the back of the Bimini also tells us which boat is ours in a busy anchorage. On the table we have big wax candles with led candle flames which work nicely with a meal and used to be amusing in a breeze but now everyone knows what they must be.

 

[doug748]

.....

An oil lamp but hardly "retro"

https://www.calibramarine.com/giftware-and-oil-lamps/petrolux/

Very nice, I got quite excited about this till I found they were asking 350 nicker. :-}