lmholmes11
Seaman
- Joined
- May 11, 2009
- Messages
- 58
Hello Everyone,
I just picked up a 1976 Viking deck boat (for a real good price) .
I know there are a lot of wiring diagrams for boats out there on the web, as well as on iboats.com but I want to get help specifically for my situation. First off, I am just getting into electrical wiring, so If I am missing something simple please forgive me. Basically there are old wires all over the place leading from the lights, radio, bilge, etc. So I plan to start over and re do everything. First off, I know that I need to wire the outboard motor directly to the battery, so that takes up two of the four battery posts. Now, this is where I get confused. How do I get power from the battery to the distribution panel with the switches for the dash, when I only have two battery posts left? Or do I need another panel for the main power supply, and then wire the switch panel from that? Again, Sorry if I am missing something simple, and thank you for advice/help!
I just picked up a 1976 Viking deck boat (for a real good price) .
I know there are a lot of wiring diagrams for boats out there on the web, as well as on iboats.com but I want to get help specifically for my situation. First off, I am just getting into electrical wiring, so If I am missing something simple please forgive me. Basically there are old wires all over the place leading from the lights, radio, bilge, etc. So I plan to start over and re do everything. First off, I know that I need to wire the outboard motor directly to the battery, so that takes up two of the four battery posts. Now, this is where I get confused. How do I get power from the battery to the distribution panel with the switches for the dash, when I only have two battery posts left? Or do I need another panel for the main power supply, and then wire the switch panel from that? Again, Sorry if I am missing something simple, and thank you for advice/help!
