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Originally Posted by Destroyer

DAMN FERM... Now you're starting to sound like me... Safety, safety safety.. it pays off big time guys!!!

Nipper, fuses blow when there is an excess current draw flowing through them. So you need to start with the wire(s) leading to that fuse and trace it/them forwards and backwards to wherever they terminate. Your problem will be in those wires or the units they terminate to.

When it comes to fire hazards in a boat, I'm a bit paranoid. 6 years ago I was 40 miles out from Montauk when a 43 footer we were farrying from Boston to Englewood Fl caught fire because the tops of the tanks leaked and we had just filled em to the brim in Montauk. Close to 50 gallons of diesel splashing around in the rear bildge where the generator was running splashed up into the armerture of the 8KW Westerbeke and we had smoke pouring out. Fortunately the engines running sucked enough air through them that they kept it from getting nasty since it couldn't get any air. We got it put out and finished the trip, but I'm still paranoid about electrical issues on boats from that incident.