Rewiring everything on my boat except the briggs harness. I was just wondering how many of you used the marine grade wire with the marine connectors or just used the home depot primary wire with marine connectors?

I use 7-conductor made for trailers. It has more wires than you usually need and keeps everything neat. To tie a leg in, skin the sheating carefully and use a t-tap with dielectric grease. Or cut the respective wire a use a butt splice with grease.

When I wired mine I used all marine grade tinned wire and connectors. Got to much money tied in it to cheap out on the wiring.

Did mine right too after my shit caught on fire this yr. It ain't fun being blacked out at 4:30am in the middle of a stump filled lake with 20mph winds.

Did yall buy your wire locally or had to order it?

Online at genuinedealz.com

Yea, that place has some killee prices

Here's a lil FYI for those whom are electrically challenged.



Keep in mind:

Amps=Watts/Volts

Dont the older briggs, non marine, 35s have a 20 amp system?

X2 on the tinned copper wire.
something else that I do. Fill the connections with silicone. it makes for a water proof connection. I've also had success with dielectric grease. Don't waste your time with cheap heat shrink. The silicone does a much better job. However the ancor connectors with the heat shrink extensions do well.

So you still use the "marine" connectors but add silicon before the eire goes in? Im assuming your talking about 111 or the silicon that dries?

I usually use ancor marine wiring and regular connectors. Ancor sells a 3 wire bundle for bilge pumps and it works well for most of what I do. I was a car stereo installer for over a decade. If I was challenged with wiring I would use marine connectors and/or liquid electrical tape. I can typically find and resolve any electrical problems on my boat in minutes and carry anything i may need to repair on board.

If you want to add a switch panel I use an outdoor a/c disconnect box from lowes for @ $20. I cut out the front for a 4 or 6 panel and mount my ipod input and cig lighter under. Much cheaper than a panel box and the top hinges out for service.

Yea, i was looking at the wire bundles and stuff they sell. I like your idea with the switch panel. I have an older switch pane and will probably be upgrading it and my toggle switches. While i have everything torn apart. You can say im doing an off season overall that was needed badly.

Ditto on genuine dealz for wire. I use ancor heat shrink connectors.

Upgraded to marine grade wire after a saltwater short caused my nav light to go out. Incidentally cost me a ticket from green jeans as well.

Im fixing to put an ordee in soon. Just getting everything at once.

And that sucks robin. Sry to hear about that one.

here's a better panel box pic from another one of my rigs