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Brief look of how and why marine wiring needs more care and different techniques than home or auto wiring. Tips on wire selection, wire and terminal crimping, locating distribution points, and wire support.
[Scream and Fly, 1 July 2004]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on the best ways to generate, distribute, and control electricity on a cruising boat.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
One man′s idea of a wire harness to install and support wiring within the mast of a small cruiser. Includes thoughts on a connector at the mast base, as well as the through-deck method.
[San Juan 23 Internet Fleet, USA]
ABYC standards and recommended practices for the design, construction, and installation of direct current (DC) electrical systems on boats and of alternating current (AC) electrical systems on boats.
[American Boat & Yacht Council, Edgewater, MD, USA]
This is a chapter of the 366-page U.S. military field manual on Marine Electricity, maybe a pirate copy published for would-be soldiers and mercenaries. It′s a very good primer on the basics - direct and alternating current, circuit measurement, distribution, etc. - but if you read it on line, you have to put up with banner ads aimed at high-testosterone men.
[Free Military Training Manuals, USA]
How to test and maintain batteries, cables, panels, and wiring, with suggested good wiring practices. 4 pages with suggested electrical spares kit.
[Sail Magazine, April 2001]
A boat owner uses a Tupperware container and some imagination to make a waterproof compartment for his fuse box.
[The Bilge, USA]
The elastomeric self-amalgamating tapes that are mostly pure silicon are far batter than duct tape or electrical tape. Here are the results of a 12-month exposure test of two brands.
[Practical Sailor]
Stretch this tape as you wrap it, and it bonds to itself. PS tested tapes from Mariner′s Choice, Navtec, Simpson Lawrence, Tommy Tape, and West Marine.
[Practical Sailor, 1 April 2003]
Plugs, switches, connectors, circuit interrupters, connection boxes, and other wiring system components.
[Hubbell Incorporated, Milford, CT, USA]
Electrical Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Distribution Panels and Breakers
Things unexpectedly keep crapping out. Usually he blames the pump or motor, or whatever gizmo that fails, when actually faulty wiring is the problem.
David Pascoe
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