Howdy! I've learned a lot from lurking in this group. Hope you can help me out here...<br /><br />I recently purchased a used 16' bowrider. Most of the accessories didn't work (any gauges related to the motor DO work, i.e. oil level and water.) But, no lights, no horn, no bilge pump. Seems that anything controlled by a switch didn't work.<br /><br />Immediately I thought of fuses. You won't BELIEVE where this fuse panel was! Anyway, the fuses were fine. I suspect there is a system-wide electrical problem buried somewhere in the miles of wire I see.<br /><br />Being a DIY sort of guy, I set out to rewire a few essential accessories. So here's what I did:<br /><br />Ran new wire from the bilge pump to the switch. Put a marine fuse in-line. Completed the circuit from the switch to the battery. I completely circumvented the ignition switch, so the thing will run even without the key on, which doesn't bother me. It seems to work fine. I did the same for my lights, and they work fine. Does it sound like this is a workable way to do the wiring?<br /><br />Now, my boat has a fuel gauge that I'd love to get going. Integrating the wiring to the ignition switch seems daunting to me. I'd like to wire it the same way I did the bilge pump, and simply flip a switch to put power to the gauge to see what the gas level is. Is that possible? How would the wiring go? With gasoline being involved, I don't want to do something stupid...<br /><br />TIA! jthor
