Too many wires on starter post

[Speakrdude]

Does anyone else have it issue? It bother the heck out of me. It's factory as far as I can tell.

The boat is an 88 Sea Ray 300 DA with twin 94' model 5.7's with Gen II's.

The port side engine Has 5 wires that attach to the hot post on the starter. Thats an accident waiting to happen. I am reasembling as we speak and trying to manage all those wires on ther post. Stripped the nut, busted the whole top out of the solenoid.
Here's the menu:
Wire 1, RED Battery+ to starter, 2 gauge wire!
Wire 2, RED Jumper from Port engine stater to STB engine starter, 2 gauge wire!
Wire 3, Orange + to alternator, 10 gauge wire!
Wire 4, Red + to port side Trim Pump
Wire 5, I cant remember, but there 5!

Has anyone came up an acceptable soution? I realize I can put a terminal strip up on the transom, but I hate to have a hot terminal there.

 

[Don S]

Re: Too many wires on starter post

Wire 2 shouldn't be there at all. It should have a separate cable from a second battery switch so you can keep each engine on it's own switch. The way you have it now, if anything fails on one engine that takes the power away from both engines.
Wire 4. Trim pumps should go to the battery switch also, not on the starter terminal.
Wire 5 probably goes to the circuit breaker on the engine that puts power to the helm and and the rest of the engine.

Wires 1,3,and 5 if I am correct in what it is, is the 3 that should be on the terminal.

 

[Speakrdude]

Re: Too many wires on starter post

Thanks Don. I will make that happen tomorrow.