Sailboat wiring schematic. Make sure your cabling is the correct gauge double check your. Keep in mind that the longer your wiring run from the battery to switch panel is the more voltage drop youll have more about voltage drop. The schematic youve all been requesting. Basically all small boats just run a heavy 6 awg should be more than sufficient 30 amps for 23 ft positive and negative cable from the battery to a fuse panel terminal strip.
A pdf version is also found in the oday downloads section of this site. Create your own wiring diagram. Somewhere i found the factory oday 25 wiring schematic in jpeg format. Beyns the 12 volt doctors practical handbook so you really can learn to complete some simple electrical projects on your boat.
With that said there are a lot of great resources that you can purchase from your favorite book store like don caseys sailboat electrical systems. Ac wiring for 110 volts usually has white for neutral black for hot and green for ground 220 volt ac lines have a second hot wire colored red. Paynes marine electrical bible and edgar j. Improvement wiring and repair john c.
The back of a wiring panel can look pretty daunting but remember youre only troubleshooting one circuit at a time. You may notice that it is drawn for a direct drive system where the motor is used to electronically shift from forward to reverse. So you cant replace all the old wiring with new you have to run the new wiring in addition to the old wiring and abandon the old in place. This stuff is all very simple and there isnt really a standard diagram.
An up to date wiring diagram could save your weekend your boat or your life. Today i decided to straighten it up and while at it i. While grateful to whomever scanned it and made it available both files are tilted to one side. For people just getting into boating or for those who have been boating for a while but have managed to avoid the electrical side of things the 12 volt dc direct current systems aboard most boats dont have to be daunting.
Whenever possible put in one location. Prevent voltage drop by using larger cable. The original wiring in c 22s and i suspect in many other small boats is mostly embedded in the fiberglass itself. Tips and tricks for installing a battery bank on your boat.