Green wires, please no more
…. I do not have a grounding plate on my boat. I have discussed this in the past with Furuno, and they stated it was fine not to attach the ground toggle posts. Also with the Raymarine Autopilot, they stated fine to leave unconnected.
I have to admit the wiring picture does no justice for the tons of hours at night wiring in a tight space. It does not look as busy in person, the depth perspective is misleading.
If I could afford and decide on all my electronics at once, it makes the planning and layout easier for a neater wiring job. My hats off to the guys that make a real neat wiring job!! It is not easy, especially with the amount of wiring that cannot be shortened and needs to be buried somewhere and in my case the small amount of real estate and the amount of electronics I wanted to stuff in.
Not making any excuses, but connections are solid and properly fused and this approx 2' x 2' x 8" box is packed to the gills!
The Raymarine autopilot is a beauty, it just better keep working for a long time …
- Nick