Instruments in dark can not be seen when lit up.

May 8, 2017
43
Hunter Legend 35.5 Lake Balaton
Hi All,
On my 1992 Legend 35.5 all instruments become fuzzy and unreadable when lit up in the evening. Since I purchased the boat, never used it in darkness. Daytime they look perfectly o.k. I wonder anybody had the same and rectified this problem? I figured the plastic lenses are old and this is causing the problem. I tried to polish them with no improvement. I suppose the lots of little cracks inside the lens make the visibility problem. Anybody had the same issue and found solution to it? Replace the lenses, but how? Anything else, perhaps insufficient lighting?
 

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,005
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
You need to know the brand and model of instruments.... analog or digital? etc. Many sailboat instrument systems are added after purchase, according to the owner's preference.