[gw204]

OUCH.... you're right. There ain't much room there.

My preference is to not have to reach around anything to get to switches so I would personally not put them behind or under the steering wheel.

What I'm thinking is to rearrange the entire gauge panel and concentrate the gauges to the port side, leaving the stbd. side open for switches. Also, since real estate is so limited on the panel itself, don't worry about putting your fuse holders there. Install a fuse panel on the bulkhead inside the cabin.

Can you take a shot looking straight down on the instrument panel so I can see how large it is? Also, if you get me some dimensions, I can try to lay something out for you.

I'll post a few pics of the helm I did for my brother's boat this weekend. It's original configuration was very similar to yours so you might be able to get some ideas from it.

We'll get you straightened out. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]