Re: Electric Wiring
HA HOOPER
I JUST SPENT THIS LAST WEEKEND PLUS ONE DAY LAST WEEK WORKING ON MY WIRING MOSTLY UNDER THE CENTER CONSOL AND PUTTING IN A NEW BILGE PUMP. I GUESS I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I DID THIS BOAT GOOD NOT GREAT BUT GOOD. I HAVE HAD ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH OTHER BOATS AND DECIDED TO THINK THIS ONE OUT FIRST. I HAVE THE BIG CONSOL ON THE 23’ OPEN FISHERMAN. ONE OF THE FEATURES I LIKE THE MOST ABOUT THE BOAT IS THE BIG DOOR IN THE FRONT OF THE CONSOL IT ENABLES YOU TO GET IN THERE AND DO WORK. I MADE A 12” HIGH BY 40” LONG SHEET OF ½” MARINE PLYWOOD WHICH I LAMINATED AND PAINTED AND INSTALLED IT ACROSS THE CENTER CONSOL JUST BEHIND THE SECTION THAT STARTS TURNING UPWARD FOR THE INSTRUMENTS AND GAGES. I THEN DEDICATED THAT ENTIRE AREA FOR WIRING. IT STILL PROVIDES ENOUGH ROOM FOR BATTERIES AND FRESH WATER AND OIL TANK TO FIT UNDER THAT WIRING WALL. I HAVE TWO PVC TUBES THAT GO FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOL ONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CENTER CONSOL UNDER THE DECK TO THE TRANSOM ONE TUBE IS 4” THE OTHER IS 3” IN DIAMETER. I HAVE 4 FUSE BLOCKS AND 2 NON FUSE TYPE BLOCKS PLUS MY TRIM TAB MOTOR AND MY BATTERY SWITCH CONNECTED TO THAT PLYWOOD WALL. ONE OF THE FUSE BLOCKS IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE BATTERIES FOR AUTO BILGE PUMPS AND ANYTHING I ALWAYS WANT JUICE TO THAT BLOCK IS SEPARATED FROM THE OTHER 3 FUSE BLOCKS. THE OTHER 3 FUSE BLOCKS ARE USED FOR ALL THE OTHER WIRING HOOK UPS WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL FUSES. ONE OF THE NON FUSE BLOCKS IS SET UP FOR THE GREEN BOAT GROUND AND THE OTHER IS SET UP FOR A ADDITIONAL BLACK ELECTRICAL GROUND. I HAVE AMPLE ROOM THE RUN ALL WIRING THROUGH WHAT I WILL CALL WIRING HIGHWAYS THAT ARE SET UP ON THE PLYWOOD AND OF COURSE LOTS OF WIRING STRAPS TO KEEP THINGS NEAT AS POSSIBLE. FOR ME THEIR WILL ALWAYS BE SOME AMOUNT OF A JUMBLE LOOK ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SWITCHES BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE WIRING HIGHWAYS ATTACHED TO THE PLYWOOD TAKES A LOT OF THE MESS OUT OF THE PROJECT. I ALWAYS CUT THE WIRE LENGTHS TO THE CORRECT SIZE TO FIT MY WIRING HARNESS, I ALSO SODDER AND SHRINK RAPE ALL FITTINGS THAT HELPS A LOT AS WELL.
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