20SF Small Re-wire
 

I have been dealing with a lighting issue that I have come to find out is due to my corroded fuse plate and wiring terminations in certin spots. I plan on fixing this by adding a new fuse plate and re-do some connections, my bildge pump is was starting to act up due to the wiring as well and I dont want to take any chances out on the water. I currently have a 8 bank fuse plate but the marine supply store i went to didnt have any in stock. This is what I am dealing with...

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I bought these since they didnt have the 8 bank ones. Will these be ok ??

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Any other suggestions ? I will be tackling this job during the weekend along with my Garmin gps combo install.


Kevin

those will work fine. i like blue sea fuse boxes because you can use automotive atc fuses. i have 2 in both of my boats and had no problems with them. if the terminals are corroded you should cut back until you get to good wire and crimp on a new terminal with adhesive lined heat shrink. none of the wires look heat shrinked in your pictures. you might want to consider replacing some of the wires with tinned. i like to put dielectric grease on the connectors to help keep salt air off them.

Ditto the Blue Sea fuse blocks. They now also make them as a combo switch/fuse block.
Neater and easier to install.

Yea I love the blus sea stuff as well, but I am leaving for the weekend in two weeks and dont really have that much extra funds to spend on new switches with built in fuses. Eventually I will be buying an 8 switch paneltronics panel but this will have to do for now. Boating on a budget ;)

Yup this sums up the start to my season. Had a bunch of stuff planned but my spring start up costs me $500, new upholstry $200, buff and wax $75. Its adding up quick. Didnt think it would cost me a grand just to get my season started.

oh yea, im going on $800 and havent really splashed her much. Hopefully all that changes by the end of this month.

B-O-A-T = Break Out Another Thousand :D

I only wish I had another $1000 to go

Just a grand??? You are lucky!!!
Remember B.O.A.T, (Break Out Another Thousand).
Keep the faith!!! :-)

Corrorsion Block, CorrorsionX, Dielectric grease is your friend.