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Red is the best for night visiion. Amber will mess up your night
vision. The rool up shades fail at 17 yrs I've been told. And why do they put a port in the big windows, do they not open? Well the oldest 35s5's are 17 years old. No failures reported by owners. And the shades are easy to replace. Amber does not mess up night vision by your feet. It's what they use on Baltics and Swedens as well. The big windows are very thick and strong lexan. I sure wouldn't want them to open. There are 4 opening ports in the main cabin and a good sized hatch. There's also a rain cover for the companionway...plenty of airflow. Forward cabin has the largest hatch on the boat. Aft cabin is most problematic with only a single opening port. Onwers have added a vertically mounted vent with 12v fan and we may do the same. We'll see how it all works in practice. So far my only real let-down with the design of the boat is the lighting. I think the fixtures are nice, but too small. I plan to modify them. 4 months until I can sail her! RB 35s5 NY |
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Lighting is important on a sailboat. In redcloud I has 6 custom
Mahogany & Glass hid fixtures in the main galley. Along the deck in the galley I have large 15mm solid core Fiberoptic lighting that provides deck lighting for 8 ft in the galley and is routed thru the bulkhead to provide another 8 ft of illumination in the shower and head area, all driven off one 20W 12V HID light, soon to be replaced by a LUMILED superbright white LED light engine. The FiberOptic cable was given to me from Bridgestone to be installed as a Beta site(looks like neon but is flexable), it has been burning bright for almost 10 years now. It has a diacrylic filter wheel between the source and lightport where i can set it to any color of the spectrum, or I can have it changing colors all the time. LED in the pantry, running light , compass, anchor and galley undercabinet lighting. 4 120 watt stainless and glass fixtures from Kitchler Ltg in the forwad and aft cabin. 4 12 V HID lamps in the wheelhouse and one 12V high abuse water proof solid brass caged industrial fixture from Federal Signal in the engine room and anchor locker and lazzerette. On the outside of each side of the wheelhouse for docking lights I have a fish eyed lensed solid bronze fixtures surplus off an Amry M1-A1 tank. Also have a solid brass chrome plated 1938 GE 12 V Search light on the mizzen mast. Next time I pull the boat I may install underwater LED Floods on the Keel. Here in my office I have a 1940's Solid Brass Perko Forward steaming light I took off a tug I ran called the Cherokee Warrior, Had to cut the mast off the tug to be able to bring fuel to Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston. It makes a nice lamp. Have 2 MIB WW11 Coleman lanterns that will burn any fuel including Diesel, also have a AE lightweight 14W HID Power Light™. More than a powerful flashlight, the model PL14, 14W Power Light™ is better described as a personal searchlight. It produces 800+ lumens of true white light in a compact beam. Also have the big brother the 24W Power Light™ It is ideal for law enforcement, border patrol, search & rescue, maritime interdiction, and long-range target identification or recreational activities including camping, hunting, hiking, aviation, and as an emergency light everywhere. Joe Joe |
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Joe wrote:
Lighting is important on a sailboat. In redcloud I has 6 custom Mahogany & Glass hid fixtures in the main galley. Along the deck in the galley I have large 15mm solid core Fiberoptic lighting that provides deck lighting for 8 ft in the galley and is routed thru the bulkhead to provide another 8 ft of illumination in the shower and head area, all driven off one 20W 12V HID light, soon to be replaced by a LUMILED superbright white LED light engine. The FiberOptic cable was given to me from Bridgestone to be installed as a Beta site(looks like neon but is flexable), it has been burning bright for almost 10 years now. It has a diacrylic filter wheel between the source and lightport where i can set it to any color of the spectrum, or I can have it changing colors all the time. LED in the pantry, running light , compass, anchor and galley undercabinet lighting. 4 120 watt stainless and glass fixtures from Kitchler Ltg in the forwad and aft cabin. 4 12 V HID lamps in the wheelhouse and one 12V high abuse water proof solid brass caged industrial fixture from Federal Signal in the engine room and anchor locker and lazzerette. On the outside of each side of the wheelhouse for docking lights I have a fish eyed lensed solid bronze fixtures surplus off an Amry M1-A1 tank. Also have a solid brass chrome plated 1938 GE 12 V Search light on the mizzen mast. Next time I pull the boat I may install underwater LED Floods on the Keel. Here in my office I have a 1940's Solid Brass Perko Forward steaming light I took off a tug I ran called the Cherokee Warrior, Had to cut the mast off the tug to be able to bring fuel to Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston. It makes a nice lamp. Have 2 MIB WW11 Coleman lanterns that will burn any fuel including Diesel, also have a AE lightweight 14W HID Power Light™. More than a powerful flashlight, the model PL14, 14W Power Light™ is better described as a personal searchlight. It produces 800+ lumens of true white light in a compact beam. Also have the big brother the 24W Power Light™ It is ideal for law enforcement, border patrol, search & rescue, maritime interdiction, and long-range target identification or recreational activities including camping, hunting, hiking, aviation, and as an emergency light everywhere. Joe Joe Yawn! |
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Yawn!
Sleepy? Poor lighting causes that. RB 35s5 NY |
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Yeah lighting is kinda boring.... often overlooked until needed.
Joe |