LED lighting,12volt household/marine ?

[missinginaction]

That's what I needed to know. Based on the size of my boat and the loads expected 12 volts makes more sense.

Thanks Terry and CDK.

MIA

[frasco]

I'm in the progress of building a sailboat interior and thinking about using (chargeable) battery powered LED lamps (bike- or headlamps maybe) for interior lighting. They could also easily be removed and used as flashlights. I'd also run as much other electronics with rechargeable batteries (GPS etc). The advantages would be less wiring and a more flexible system. An obvious downside would be the constant switching of batteries and charging them.

Thoughts about other advantages/disadvantages?

[mitiempo]

frasco

Sounds like a pain to me to always be charging light fixtures.

On a small boat without an electrical system, like a 18' weekender it makes sense. But on a larger boat with a 12 volt system I would wire them into the panel.