Photoluminescent powder mixed with resin

[Kailani]

Don't know if this has any possibilities for practical safety uses in a boat's laminate.

It looks really neat anyway:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Glow-table/

Photoluminescent (glow) powder mixed with clear casting resin fills the naturally formed voids in Pecky Cypress hardwood, creating a unique and stunning table. The glow powder charges up in sunlight and emits a cool blue glow when in partial or complete darkness.

 

[waikikin]

Pretty cool stuff,
I think Fastcats in SA was going to or did shoot some boats with glow particles, there was some rotomolded dinghies come out in glow as well. I considered it for a styling flash on my Seawind but couldn't justify the bucks for it... just chose a similar shade.
J.

 

[Rurudyne]

As a matter of style it could be made to work and possibly provide some safty benefits for when the power is out. Decks, deck railings, hand holds and the like would be a good candidates for photoluminescent treatment. Inside a cabin I would suspect countertops and hand rails could help getting about without being too much. Private docks too, if not marina docks in general, would be a good candidate for safty reasons as well.

Edit: I like the idea of a glowing dinghy but as with a GitD life preserver or life saver the soft glow these things give off may not be enough for use at night. For those why not tie in some of those glow stick tubes you bend and shake up?

 

[jehardiman]

Eventually it wears out, that's why they make it in tape (and reflective) so it can be replaced.

 

[worksafeanne]

2390 mm photo uminescent strips for boats

Here's a new photo luminescent option for boats.