Will this work? Electrical diagram for 17' aluminum

[wolfee]

Originally there was a six switch fuse panel that worked just fine but was so low and under the splashwell, I could never see what to turn on or off. So since I was rebuilding the transom, I cut the panel out and am relocating it PLUS I want to add individual toggle switches much higher with labels. So basically, the switches on the panel will always be ON, and feed a toggle switch located elsewhere, for each accessory (livewell aerator, running lights, bilge, etc.). I got more confused when I looked at the diagrams here, so I drew out a simple diagram of what I think will work and I'm asking for verifcation, or a better way. Thanks for you help!


I think it's pretty easy to figure out, battery, fuse/switch panel, bus bar, toggle, accessory. On the panel, there is a red lead and a white lead coming off of it.

 

[Auger01]

Re: Will this work? Electrical diagram for 17' aluminum

Will that work? The answer is yes, but there are much better ways to do that.

If you can afford it, just buy a six circuit fuse panel and run the power to that. If not, then try to bypass the old switches in the old panel, that is just extra stuff in the circuit that could break. From the fuse run power to a switch and then to the desired accesory.

Switching the negative side of a circuit will work, but it is not commony done.

Is that a wire nut I see in the drawing? Wire nuts are for houses, not boats. Use a waterproof butt splice if you must splice wires in a boat.

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: Will this work? Electrical diagram for 17' aluminum

:laugh: I love the wire nut I've never thought of drawing one in a diagram