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Manufacturers of new boats are always in a constant race to bring to market the latest and best in performance and reliability enhancing marine technology in order to stay ahead of the competition.

Among the many new technologies boat builders have embraced to make their vessels more practical and efficient, LED lighting systems have proven to be one of the most effective.

LED lighting has proven to be far more efficient than the traditional incandescent lamps once standard on new boats, and their cooler operation and extremely long operating lives have also served to further add to the savings potential they provide.

The end result has been that new boats equipped with LED lighting systems are more efficient, cost less to operate, and require less maintenance to keep operating at their most efficient.

LEDs are primarily known as a "green" technology: that is, LEDs use far less energy to operate and as a result less fuel is needed to run engines and generators to replace the power they consume.

Additionally, LEDs have no toxic materials such as mercury in their design, making them more environmentally friendly when it comes time to dispose of or recycle them.

A quality LED light can require up to 80% less electrical power to produce the same amount of light as a comparable incandescent lamp.

A typical 40 watt incandescent light bulb for instance produces about 500 lumens of light output and draws about 1.5 amps of current.

A 10 watt LED light on the other hand can produce 600 lumens of light output while drawing as little as.45 amps, making it far more efficient. Even better, if installing LED lights inside an area such as the cabin,

LEDs will produce only a fraction as much radiant heat, which means your onboard air conditioning systems will have to work less as well to maintain a comfortable cabin temperature.

Some boat manufacturers take the installation of LEDs a step further and add solar power options as well.

Some solar power systems harness the skyltar led power of sunlight to help replenish battery banks during sunny hours, and when combined with the extreme efficiency of LEDs provides a one/two punch that really puts a dent in the cost of producing onboard power.

In fact, some smaller LED fixtures like those used for walkways or deck illumination can even be completely independent of the electrical system and run off their own built in solar charged battery, much like those trendy solar powered landscaping lights many homeowners have become fond of using.

This last option is particularly attractive to owners of sailboats who have to rely almost entirely on gensets and power stored in battery banks for their lighting needs.