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Hey group,

I just recently purchased a fishing boat and is in need of some

wiring....
It's a medium size craft, 20 foot Starcraft with decking and the

previous
owner has the wires black taped, twisted together, unfused and a

whole
array of other problems. What sort of fuse block / Splicer would

I
need
for
tying this all together to tidy things up a bit? I am running a:

Livewell
Trolling motor
Accessory plugs - 2
Bilge pump
Lights
and an electric start for the motor

This is all on a dual battery 12 volt system

I would think that there would be some sort of power distributing

block or
something where I could tie everything into where there is 2 main

wires in
and then screw the other wires into it and have them fused. I

have
done
some leg work on the net and have pretty much come up with nothing

on
the
marine sites. What I have found is waaaay in excess of what I

need.
It
seems simple enough, a block with 2 8 gauge wire in's with 12 or

14
gauge
capable brass screws for accessories to bind everything with fuse

protection
and or breakers. Anyone got any links or thoughts?? I am all

ears
and
TIA

Doug



There is a book available at Amazon. I have heard it is very good.

The
12
Volt bible. Get a Guest or Perco switch. The 1/2/off switch so you

can
shut off power when not on the boat and it is on the trailer. Then

if
you
later add a second battery, the switch is available. Then get a

Blue
Sea
fuse panel. WM, etc. carry it. Has both fuses and a terminal

block.
Run a
separate ground wire of sufficient size. Do not use the aluminum

boat
hull
as the ground return. You may find extra holes in the boat from
electrolysis. I also run a terminal block under the dash on my

boat.
That
way I can hook up dash electronics neatly. And most of these have

their
own
fuse. So the dash TB is fused at the back by the batteries, and

then
the
local electronics are fused locally.
Bill

Man, only a dumb ass would use such horrible grammar.


Grammar or not, I could answer the question. Now you. You could only
prove your idiocy some more.


But, Bill, it was YOU that made the statement that if someone doesn't
use correct grammar in this newsgroup, they are stupid. Did you or did
you not?
Care for me to google that little gem up for you?


Sure. google up the post, and remember to leave in the part where it most
likely was a reply to your idiocy.