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Almost 3 years ago we switched to all LED bulbs inside the boat - that purchase and vendor were discussed in this post . We are very happy with the bulbs. The current draw is as advertised. lyco direct The warm white is warm enough in our original fixtures. Of the 20 bulbs we bought 3 years ago, only 1 failed and I can't say whether that might have been from dripping condensation while still in BC. I am ordering lyco direct from them again right now. We are switching the light at our nav station which we rarely used 3 years ago but use all of the time on passage now. We don't get any kickbacks lyco direct from the company - just reporting back. It was easy to report on projects at the dock but harder to remember to come back with the long term prognosis.
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