Tod, When I installed the electrical system in my M15, Stan had suggested that the power to the VHF by-pass the switch panel. This puts fewer things to go wrong between the power and the radio in an emergency. It also has fewer switchs to turn on to get the radio powered up. This would increase the odds of it working if the owner/designer was incapaciated and someone not familar with the switch configuration was trying to use it in an emergency. Do you have a non-hand held VHF in Busca? Thanks Doug --- htmills@bright.net wrote:
Here's my start on Busca's wiring diagram. Unfortunately, it isn't the most readable. I'm putting together a bill of materials now.
http://www.bright.net/~htmills/BuscaWiringDiagram.jpg
and a close-up of the panel:
http://www.bright.net/~htmills/BuscaPanel.jpg
It doesn't have all that much,
a masthead light a floodlight on the deck (built in with the masthead light) a bicolor bow light a stern light a cabin light a cabin plug a cockpit plug a fishfinder
The diagram is supposed to be pretty representative of how the wires will actually be on the boat (I show the mast and compression post. Doing it that way (instead of strictly abstractly) allowed me to reduce the number of wires. For instance, I was going to have three switches alongside the companionway, on for deck nav lights, one for masthead light, and one for floodlight. But when I saw all the extra wiring needed (not to mention mounting the switches) I scrapped that for this simpler arrangement.
I figure if I need an anchor light (something I've never felt the need for yet) I can plug a light into the cockpit receptacle. Wiring a battery charger in would be nice but....
Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas
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