Here are a few product hacks to help keep your boat organized, bug free and lit properly.
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As it turns out, years of research by the Navy and aviation concerns have settled that dim white light gives more useful light with less diminishing of night vision than the traditional red or blue. The problem with red (or any single color) is that it must be much brighter than dim red to be equally useful, largely due to the loss of color perception. As a result, red lights are most often too bright.
What matters is that the light is very, very, very dim, not what color it is. The absolute minimum required for the task, by dark-adapted eyes. Barely a glow.