Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

[Mikeopsycho]

@Mikeopsycho
Very NICE Mike! I like that tolling motor/motor mount set up. What size is your troller motor? And nice dual station set up! That's a great rig there.
Did ya put any heat in her?

Thanks Kev. It's a 9.9 high thrust. Nope, no heat yet, maybe next year.

 

[kcassells]

Working on led stuff.
Weather today.

 

[kcassells]

Jut tweeking out the gunnel lighting. Applied to the plastic moldings and then to mounted up into the gunnel cavities. @5' ea. length. Trans from 20 ga. to my norm wire of 14 ga. All joints were then heat shrunk then liquid elec. tape. I want longevity so pushing the xtra mile.
I have found there are alot of junk led light connectors out there. So far I've made the best of it without resorting to solder connections. The next batch of connectors I'll try are similar but with a piercing capability.

Outdoor IP65 Grip Connectors

Our Outdoor IP65 Grip Connectors are the best solution for solderless IP65-rated LED strip light connections. The lightweight yet durable design uses a pierce-to-contact technology to secure weatherproof connections, so there’s no need for tedious soldering.

www.flexfireleds.com

Also a good wiring load site/fuses.

How to Determine the Fuse/Wire Size

The question of determining fuse size has been a common one lately so we decided to make a quick write up on choosing the correct fuse size.

www.oznium.com

 

[kcassells]

All led lights and strips in cabin and gunnels.

 

[sopwithcamel74]

All led lights and strips in cabin and gunnels.

Looking good in there! How close are you on your electrical?

 

[kcassells]

Looking good in there! How close are you on your electrical?

Getting pretty close to done. Need to complete, identify and switch the circuits. Add a couple in the cabin and nav light. Pretty happy with this now that I understand the electrical better.

 

[mickyryan]

looking good man!

 

[kcassells]

The Best visual I have found for wiring a 5 pin switch.

 

[todhunter]

I've got a few 10-pin switches in my boat - those are busy on the back side, and took some head scratching to figure out how to wire.

 

[kcassells]

I've got a few 10-pin switches in my boat - those are busy on the back side, and took some head scratching to figure out how to wire.

OMG to the ten pin Tod. I'm gonna have to look at some of them now to see what they are about.

I've got a few 10-pin switches in my boat - those are busy on the back side, and took some head scratching to figure out how to wire.

 

[sopwithcamel74]

I'm curious too - is there a benefit aside from simplifying the wiring coming from your power distro block/to your negative bus bar?

 

[kcassells]

I'm curious too - is there a benefit aside from simplifying the wiring coming from your power distro block/to your negative bus bar?

In my case I just wanted to keep all my electrical in pilot house of boat for easy access and service.

 

[todhunter]

My 10-pin switches are for my nav/anchor lights and my trim tabs. They are DPDT on-off-on switches with backlighting, hence all the wires. You can see the details here:

Nav Anc

An awesome Nav Anc switch! This guy is laser etched, and illuminated for night readability. We've got it in blue, cool white, warm white or red (yup, red, warm white, cool white and blue baby)... The contura V style is classy, and the illuminated backlighting makes it super functional on those...

newwiremarine.com

 

[kcassells]

My 10-pin switches are for my nav/anchor lights and my trim tabs. They are DPDT on-off-on switches with backlighting, hence all the wires. You can see the details here:

Nav Anc

An awesome Nav Anc switch! This guy is laser etched, and illuminated for night readability. We've got it in blue, cool white, warm white or red (yup, red, warm white, cool white and blue baby)... The contura V style is classy, and the illuminated backlighting makes it super functional on those...

newwiremarine.com

Yes, Newwire makes some very nice products as well as informative info.
Was a tad high for me though.$$

 

[kcassells]

In regard to led lighting I have a question for anyone who can make sense of this. The led mfg in small print suggested not to overrun more than 15' in series. My gunnels are fine but in the cab I have 20' of led. I can feel a little warm temps on the leds.
Not from the mfg but I have found that they recommend controllers that when put inline give a constant regulated electricity amount so the lights don't get warm/hot or burn out prematurely. So I bought one and would like to see if anyone has any experience putting them inline in regards to wiring.
Here is my switch and here is the device.
Simple stupid wiring diagram appreciated.
Thanks!

KNACRO 12V 2A DC-DC Voltage Regulator Module 9V 12V 24V 9V-36V to 12V 2A 24W Automatic Step-up/Step-Down Power Converter​

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[kcassells]

@chevymaher
Any suggestions or am I over thinking this?
Thanks ......Think Ocean!

 

[kcassells]

A Classic!

 

[chevymaher]

I would run em and see what happens myself. They work bulbs get warm check seems to be normal. They alot cooler than regular bulbs.

 

[chevymaher]

Oh Kevin we are thinking ocean. We going on vacation to florida. Gonna visit Mickey. Lots of ocean in my future. Beachfront condo. Dats what I talkin bout.

 

[kcassells]

Good for you guys! Give Mickey my best!
Have some fun.