Progress so far and a queston

[phatdaddy]

i think franco's on the right track. come off the switch to a terminal board, then you have individual screws for the wires also makes adding items and trouble shooting a lot easier. all wires need to be fused, but run a home run to your dash and then put in a fuse block. your motor has a fuse on it, and your bilge should have an inline fuse.