Rewiring

[Scott]

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[Miles Offshore]

i redid my whole boat year before last- from new dash and new gages and everything in between. I quit counting after about 600$ d think i ended up spending around a grand. i did the wm and bw buying deal. i ended up using a lot more black and red wire though cause buying spools for 6 ft of one color wire got too expensive in a hurry. good luck ! its really kinda fun and you will feel good about it after you finish!! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[warthog5]

Another advantage to Best boat wire is they have 13 color's in their primary wire. Try to find that at a box store. You will be lucky to find 6 colors.

[afernand]

Miles Offshore: to me re-wiring seems to be a can of worms...but I am willing to try it...would you suggest a book or manual that I can learn from? -- Thanks, aaf

[warthog5]

I have both of these + one more.


http://www.themotorbookstore.com/12-...for-boats.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846

[afernand]

warthog5 thanks for leads. -- aaf

[Briguy]

Does anyone recommend the more expensive "tinned" wire.

[cSickNick]

Does anyone recommend the more expensive "tinned" wire.

Saltwater .... Yes! Below summs it up ;

web page

"The wire must be copper, but even copper corrodes in the marine environment, and corrosion is the primary cause of electrical failures on a boat. Plating each strand of the wire with a thin coat of tin-called tinning--dramatically improves corrosion resistance. The additional cost of tinned wire is nominal, the benefits substantial. Under normal circumstances use only tinned wire."

[warthog5]

Saltwater .... Yes! Below summs it up ;

web page

"The wire must be copper, but even copper corrodes in the marine environment, and corrosion is the primary cause of electrical failures on a boat. Plating each strand of the wire with a thin coat of tin-called tinning--dramatically improves corrosion resistance. The additional cost of tinned wire is nominal, the benefits substantial. Under normal circumstances use only tinned wire."

Absolutely! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Briguy]

GOOD! That is what I have been using lately. It only costs a few cents more a foot and I get it for a reasonable price at Marine Surplus here in Sarasota.