| I
wanted (needed?) more light in my galley than was
provided by the stock lights around the edges of the
salon. A trip to West Marine (or your favorite
chandlery) should give you plenty of options. I
chose a two bulb 12V compact florescent fixture.
Mounting it above the galley space was no sweat.
But tastefully running the wires was a trick. At
first, I used those sticky backed plastic guides but
they "unstuck" within a month. So I got
serious and made guides from teak trim batons. It
was easy to cut a channel down the back side with a
table saw. Then, over a week's time, I
"bent" the teak so that it would more closely
conform to the curvature of the cabin roof. The
teak guides were attached with brass oval head
screws. Personally, I don't mind seeing the screw
heads and the extra effort to recess and hide them
behind teak plugs just wasn't worth the extra
effort. (But that's just my opinion.)
Mark Elkin,
#133 Yorkshire Rose
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