Pontoon wiring redone.

[Hammer Dog]

I Bought this toon a few years ago and like it but it had electrical gremlins from the get go. I have been saving up and buying stuff in anticipation of a rewire and it is finally done.

Some of the wire was total junk.


And the electrical nightmare you see over my shoulder.


With water depths on our lake reaching up as deep as 150' and 80' in the no wake zones I got tired of pulling that heavy anchor.


The speakers we junk as well, so they got 4 new Kenwood 6" 2 ways.


And the radio it came with had corrosion on the faceplate connections so a new Kenwood radio with bluetooth was in order.

And a new splash guard.


The old fuse block looked like it powered the mayflower so a Blue Sea fuse block was ordered and installed.

The halogen dock lights were a bit dated so they were tossed and replaced with bright LED lights.


Now for the main switch panel. I wanted a few extras but no one made what I wanted. So, I made my own design.

 

[bruceb58]

So why are there so many rivets along the edge?

 

[BrianMc]

Those aren't rivets. Those are yttrium collectors for the flux capacitor,when powering up stealth mode.

Looking good. Lots of work wiring up a toon.

 

[HotTommy]

I like it.

 

[Hammer Dog]

So why are there so many rivets along the edge?

The decision to make my own panel was last minute and the aluminum I had to choose from was thin and would flex and bend, I decided to get some aluminum bar stock to frame it up for support. I used the rivets to hold it together as well as ascetics. The aluminum is very bendable so I did not want it deforming when I tightened the mounting screws.

 

[bruceb58]

OK...that makes sense.

 

[Hammer Dog]

I would have rather had a thick piece is stainless steel or aluminum, but oh well. It works.
All said and done, it looks good in person. It will last till it is either sold or it sinks.

 

[Jeep Man]

Nice work Hammer. As soon as you see a solid conductor wire as opposed to stranded wire you had to know you were in for a re-do. Question on a different topic though. I have an electric anchor winch similar to yours to install and was avoiding the rear due to all the splash when under way. Is this something I shouldn`t worry about ?

 

[rickdb1boat]

Nice work!!!

 

[Hammer Dog]

Nice work Hammer. As soon as you see a solid conductor wire as opposed to stranded wire you had to know you were in for a re-do. Question on a different topic though. I have an electric anchor winch similar to yours to install and was avoiding the rear due to all the splash when under way. Is this something I shouldn`t worry about ?

I don't know really. But figured it would be rated for marine use and allowed to et wet from time to time. I've only had mine out once since the install so not much track time to say if it will hold up over time. I just wanted it out of the way, I already have a trolling motor on the front to step over and taking up deck space, so i threw it back there.

 

[bruceb58]

Solid wire only belongs in a house or something that does not have any vibration. Not a boat or a car.

Same reason you don't solder ring connectors. Solder wicks down the wire and creates a solid wire, the exact thing you don't want in an environment with vibration.