Spring Project(s) 74 20SF

[saltyfish7]

Hey SeaPlusPlus,
Amazing project – your posts are awesome. I did my own wiring when I had my 23 and was overall happy. I’m not an electrician and I only follow the law of common sense but your drawing looks good. My comments are purely based off of personal opinion.

• Pole Switch instead of Rocker - I used rocker switches on my project however in hindsight I may have considered pole switches. I think they are more weather resistant since they have an encapsulating rubber boot on them. I like the look/feel of rockers but I had one get a little moody and I’m thinking the poles would be even more robust. You can get the push button circuit breakers with sealed rubber boots also.

• On board Battery charger – I didn’t see one on your drawing. I really liked having one. I prolongs the life of the battery and is easy to just plug in when the boats not in use.

• No direct battery connections - I’m sure a lot of people will disagree but on a trailer boat I don’t like to hard wire anything to the battery except the switch and charger (i.e. no bilge pump). If I leave it in the water I just leave the switch on. I don’t like chancing I’ll get a stray drawl. I’m probably just paranoid though.

• Crimp tool - I used all heat shrink and even bought Ancor’s crimp tool. It’s basically a crimp tool that the crimp is a little wider so it doesn’t cut into the heat shrink and negate the point. http://www.marinco.com/product/singl...p-ratchet-tool

• Exit Strategy - Last, think of how you would disconnect everything if you ever had to take the console off. Perhaps having your fuse and bus bar close to the rigging tube so you could simply unscrew and lift the console off. Most of the wires runs inside the console would simply stay zip tied inside.

Good luck!

Andy

PS: I’m a Software Engineer so I get the Sea ++ innuendo (at least I think I do). Not sure if you’ve explained it to the non-computer-programmers on the forum.

[deepsushi]

FYI... I have been doing some rewiring myself. I found this ratcheting crimp designed for heat shrink terminals. Works great so far and hard to beat the price

http://www.sailorssolutions.com/inde...ils&Item=WP042

[wtenglish]

Project is looking great! Can't wait to see all the finish hardware installed.

[SeaPlusPlus]

Uncleboo - that thing is awesome! and the new bling is niceeee!

Thanks for all the support guys. Finished sanding last night, boat is getting cleaned today and then 545'd tonight or tomorrow morning. So close to topcoat I can taste it!

wtenglish - I cant wait to see her with all her jewelry on either! New nav light arrived last night, looks slick and very bright!

Accon LED Pop-up:

[SeaPlusPlus]

Starting to layout the rewire, trying to do a quality job on her so I have as little headaches in the future as possible.

Threw this together, anyone see anything wrong (I am by no means an electrician)?

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[Blue197320]

thats the same light im going with on my 23. where did you get it from? ive been shopping around for it looking for the best price.