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Hi all, looking to replace 18 in. ceiling fixtures in the galley and nav station and looking for hot tips on great price, low draw and better lighting. Thanks Jim

LED's seems to meet two of your requirements - low draw and better lighting. Perhaps some web surfing and you will find LED's in your price range.

I have tried the LED strip light replacements for the long fluorescent lights and was not impressed. Not enough dispersion to cover the area you want to light. I have replaced every other lamp in the boat to LED for the smaller areas but have not found a suitable replacement for lighting the large salon or galley areas.

I've installed Alpenglow lights throughout my boat. They are a bit pricey, but are VERY efficient -- they put out more alums than halogens, but use very little power and are great looking I highly recommend them. I recently had a lens break in one of mine, and I tried to order a replacement, but Alpenglow wouldn't take my money -- they replaced it for free, including S/H. It's hard to be that kind of service. Ed

Alums are a measurement of a University's football slush fund reservoir, expressed in X number of sports cars, off-campus apartments, and legal defense fees. Lumens have something to do with brightness, and are rarely associated with University Football.

Yup. Got me on that one!