Wiring Question

[baysidejim]

Hello. I'm restoring a 24' Skipjack and have got to the wiring part of the project. I'll be running 2 small bilge pumps, a cabin light, running lights, and a couple small underwater lights on the transom from a fuse box. My question is what guage wire to run from my battery to the fuse box.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Don S]

Re: Wiring Question

I think you are really under-estimating what you will have electrical equipment wise. No mention of VHF, Stereo, Depth sounders, pumps, blowers, est.
Mos boat that size have a fuse wire at the battery switch with 10 Ga. wiring going to a fuse panel, along with a 10 Ga. wire for the negative side. Then wire sizes change for individual circuits for their load.

 

[jhebert]

Re: Wiring Question

...what guage wire to run from my battery to the fuse box[?]

See:

continuousWave: Whaler: Reference: Boat Wiring

for advice on boat wiring. The secondary power distribution should be made with conductors that will limit the voltage drop of 3-percent. This typically will be 8-AWG for any run more than about ten feet. The minimum conductor size should be 16-AWG on any circuit.