Want advise on replacing all my non-engine harness wiring...

[ssiredfish]

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HaHa!!!!! Too funny! You sound like someone I know. I start my re-wire at the end of this week. Doesn't look that hard at all.

Those Blue Sea fuse blocks are awesome!. Instructions suck but a very cool product. I think they are a little overkill for a boat like that but more power to ya if you put one on. Just remember $120 buys alot of wire and fuse blocks. If you do end up with one and need a hand wiring it let me know, we just did one the other day. The instructions are terribly simple and vague though.......

[dboyd351]

Not all Blue Sea fuse blocks cost $140.
Here's what I used:
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=11287

$55 for ther 12 fuse model, which is plenty. I'm sure you can find it cheaper if you look around. I've had no issues with the 2 I've put in, rewiring 2 seperate boats in the past 2 or 3 years. These are just fuses, not breakers.

[phatdaddy]

guess i'm showing my age, but i like the glass fuses. i can always wrap a piece of aluminum foil around it & get home.that fuse holder in the above photo is orignal to the dash and has held up for 25+ years. i do have circuit breakers on the rocker switches on the dash.

[macojoe]

The Blue Sea stuff is good but do not get there switches!!!!!!!!!
I bought a whole panale of them and after 3 months I had 3 go bad, called them and they sent 3 new, and guess what they went bad in short order and were to be in a open **** pit!

I ended buying some marine toggle switches off ebay and they have been great!

[garbubba]

I got two smaller blade type panels from my boat dealer, I don't think they were more than 20 bucks each. I used one for all the standard wiring & one for accesories. The accessory one has an end run to the battery switch, works like a charm & gives me spares & and easy way to troubleshoot.

Doug