Wiring

[pelican]

this is my rig:

it was completley rewired,by me,approx 10yrs ago
i'm running 3 batteries - charged via an alternator isolator
1 battery is dedicated to the engine,another is dedicated to the 12v system and the last battery is a dedicated spare - all are on selector switches - the boat has 3 bilge pumps - all on a seperate power source - boat's also equipped with a high bilge water alarm.
the 12v system is breaker protected - all wiring is ancor marine grade "tinned" wiring - all connections are heat shrink sealed

battery switches are run in the #1 position

auto switches - for bilge pumps are "fed" power from behind the switches - only connections at the batteries,are cables only - this is how your electrical system should be - i use either lock nuts,or nuts and lock washers on the battery terminals...

the alternator isolator - it's used on either inboards or stern drives - the output wire from the alternator is removed from the starter - a replacement wire is ran,through an ancor "maxi fuse",then that wire is ran to the console,to the isolator - the isolator allows all 3 batteries to recharge,and remain electrically seperated,from each other...this is a "bulletproof" system...

that breaker panel,it's mounted on the bulkhead - aft,in the console - all the wiring runs through "rigging tubes"

1/0 ancor cables feed power and ground to the engine,there's a seperate ground cable,running to the engine,for the 12v system battery,all 3 batteries are "jumped" ground cable as well - via 1/0 ancor cable - it's a little "overkill",but,i'm a big fan of over kill...


questions ?
one of the best products out for holding harness's up,is made by ancor - it's got a hole in the center for a screw- and it's cut,on both sides - this allows a zip tie to be slid through it.those cheap adhesive pieces will not hold up





the pictures will not come through....
i will take repalcement pictures when i get to the shop today - sorry guys...

[dcobbett]

WILDMAN,
What's that black box to the right in the first two pictures attached to your post?

[pelican]

here's a few pictures:

these are the pictures inside the console on my rig

please excuse the dirt and dust - the boat's inside my shop - it's been collecting dust since may - last trip it made was in febuary...a few things have been pulled - the batteries - except for one - needed to get a few "numbers" from my gps for a wreck trip we made...

[pelican]

those were the console,and to give you an idea where this wiring is located...

this is the wiring itself...

[pelican]

the rest...

[evknot0127]

thanks for all the help guys going to clean mine up sometime this week

[Wildman]

Originally Posted by dcobbett

WILDMAN,
What's that black box to the right in the first two pictures attached to your post?

If you look close at the later (in the build) pictures it has a couple labels on it. It is just a universal black plastic box with big breakers for the auto bilge pumps and a 3rd for the power wire going to the Ttop. I need to make a diagram to explain it a little better because you are the 4th guy to ask me about it.

[Handful in NC]

Is it just me, or does anyone else get nervous seeing an exposed positive main terminal? Or better yet, an unfused exposed positive terminal? I know it's highly unlikely, but that can be a lot of juice if inadvertently grounded. I really do like fireworks, but not in my boat.