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I have been FULL LED now some lights have been in use for a couple seasons some are new.
LED's are the ideal light for boats...why? They have very low current demands, produce a bright light, if the current fluctuates they still work fine and they do not get hot.. I can tell you any wiring you have now for incandescent is overkill for LED's. Also they are not effected from vibration. They really are ideal for boats.
The only issue I have had with them was with the under the gunnel. I had installed early strip lights that were 1' long and had a load of connections. I sealed the connections but eventually salt water got to them. I replaced the entire mess with a continuous string light that was 16' long. I took the remaining working lights and installed them in the cabin space in cubby's for indirect lighting.
You will reduce your current drain by a factor of 10 and have more lights. I think every new builder now only uses LED's.
I like lights on at the dock and while at anchor. While running it is dark (except for the underwater lights and the running lights)
Below are a couple of real bad photos taken with a cell phone at night. The cockpit has more subtle lighting than the photo
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