Hi! NEW MEMBER. Need advice.
 

Just bought my Wellcraft at the end of last summer. Getting it ready for her first splash and need advice about switch panel replacement. The switch panel contains ignition and trim switches. Any opinions or advice on replacing this would be appreciated.

Blue Seas Systems makes nice switch panels. Is yours defective, or just looking to upgrade?

Just looking to upgrade but I cannot find a switch panel that contains trim switches I was hoping for a simple rocker switch panel. Yes I actually just ordered the blue sea fuse panel as I am going to rewire everything except the gauge cluster for this summer. Or can I just momentary switches separately for trim in and out ? Not my trim tabs as those work perfectly on a separate toggle I am just referring to the out drive. Thanks for your help and I'm excited to be a new member

Where are all of the v20 gurus? I've removed my old dirty switch panel as pictured above relocated the ignition to the port side of the steering and got the old trim switch out and intact. Also cut out all wires that are not for engine gauges and mounted blue sea 12 blade fuse panel and a seperate neg bus bar. I can post pics this evening if needed. The new switch panel is a 6 rocker switch with breakers with only 1 lead for + and one lead for - and then chain jumped together which makes the whole switch panel fed off of 1 fuse?

Welcome to the site you will find that the members here are very helpful any time a new wellcraft is added that makes us very happy I'm sure the gurus will be answering you soon some of these guys are so helpful and know what there talking about and are happy to help us all, I only wish I had 10 percent of there knowledge Good luck here's a web site you might like to go to for your boating needs it www.defendermarine.com

I would think you could use momentary switches, and Blue Seas probably makes some that match your panel along with the proper labels.

alright thank you, actually a friend stopped by Saturday and I noticed his switch for his flats jack is exactly what I needed so ordered one of those. Got the new switch panel mounted and all 6 switches fed individually from the fuse panel. I removed the factory daisy chains from the switches so I could individually power them. Will post pics of my progress tommorow night after the wiring I will be building 2 custom rod boxes and looking for advice on the gas tank hatch as I heard it is backed by cardboard? Anyone know of that

Not backed by card board, but after wicking up a few decades of rain and sea water it might be like card board LOL. Look forward to seeing your new wiring. I was thinking a switch like for trim tabs would be a good setup for your switches on the trim.

It's backed by wood, glued to the underside of the panel. And like all wood, it's subject to rotting if it gets wet and isn't dried out properly. That's why you should always leave all your hatches open over winter storage, and have a small fan under the deck blowing air from one end of the boat to the opposite end. It doesn't have to be much, just enough to move the air constantly.

Destroyer thanks I just heard somewhere that the gas tank hatch had corrugated backing not wood. I am going to use the boat this summer after the rewire and then this winter I will pull the cap and replace stringers and transom as they aren't totally shot but I want to be sure that everything is in tip top shape. I want to post some update pics of wiring ans switch panel but I do hvac and have been working late the past couple nights. Gas tank hatch and battery cables are about all I have left before dealing with the merc 470 charging system and splashing the boat by my bday which is may 6th:sly: