was just thinking....

[seafari25]

All other things should be wired to an independent main buss, with its own main fuse or breaker and branch fuses or breakers.

I always put a fuse about a foot from the battery or battery switch. That way, down the line, if the wire shorts, the main fuse will blow before your boat (or car) burns

I'm not trying to be funny this time but depending on how long your wire is, there could be lots of places where it could crack or wear and ground out where you cant see it. If your main fuse or breaker is beyond that point, it will blow but the wire will still be live to that point...The fuse next to the battery gives me peace of mind.

MO

[Bwright1818]

I guess that's what I was trying to say without giving a specific distance. ABYC states a distance but I forget what it is, without looking it up. You're right, though. The closer to the source the main over-current protection is, the safer it is!