Boat Wiring Simplified

Boat Wiring Simplified - The Basics

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Күн бұрын

My goal with this video is to take the basics of boat wiring and simplify them even more. This is shows how power from the battery can be pushed out to accessories in your boat. From there, switches can be added, additional accessories can be wired in, and you can get the electrical accessories on your boat functioning best for you.
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@user-vw1cm9yq4o 8 ай бұрын

You have helped me tremendously on my pod toothboat. I appreciate your knowledge and appreciate you. Sharing it with the rest of the pontoon voting worlds. Once again thank you very much

@tomspontoons 8 ай бұрын

Great! That's what this channel is all about (and hopefully some fun stuff too). Thanks for watching and for sharing our content!

@colleenfi9111 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Made clear possibilities for thw renno!

@tomspontoons Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!!

@crc120 Жыл бұрын

Could you make a video about wiring a new key and kill switch when wiring a boat from scratch?

@tomspontoons Жыл бұрын

If I get the chance I definitely can do that. I typically only install the outboard manufacturers’ parts for engine rigging components instead of aftermarket or universal stuff. What kind of motor are you rigging for?

@tritownnow Жыл бұрын

Good explanation. So everything is grounded back to the battery and nothing is grounded to frame/structure of boat?

@tomspontoons Жыл бұрын

CORRECT! I am all for a ground block if it’s somewhere covered and out of the elements. Maybe in a battery compartment or under the dash. A proper wiring harness takes care of all of that for you though and simply grounds it to the battery negative. A great way to look at it is that none of the manufacturers I’ve seen have ever grounded to the frame/structure of the boat. Their harnesses incorporate a ground from the battery negative post that it shared at a switch panel or fuse block under the helm. Great question!!

@tritownnow Жыл бұрын

@@tomspontoons Thanks for the follow up! You teach well! Keep up the great work Tom! 💪🏻

@tomspontoons Жыл бұрын

@@tritownnow thanks!! Happy to help!

@davidcobb4527 3 ай бұрын

Hey Tom, great video. I have a question re a pair of docking lights/small light bars. I’ld like to run a couple of relays, one each, to help reduce the load. Where would you tie them in to the respective wires from the lights, close to the switch panel, or under the seats?And can I tie them together and then run them into one switch? OR…would you recommend wirining the two lights together, run to one relay, then to a switch? Thanks so much Tom. Love your vids! And just took possession of all my Pontoonstuff/Canadapontoon seats, consul and flooring kit. So jazzed to get started on putting her all back together now!! If only the weather would cooperate!! Cheers pal.

@jimmycole8735 Жыл бұрын

Would you recommend a fuse box or just one inline fuse going to the switch panel?

@tomspontoons Жыл бұрын

Either a fuse block, switch panel with fuses built in, or in line fuses between switches and accessories. Check out this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbCopsVlrZutj2Q.html&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

@Y-gul1960 27 күн бұрын

It's pronounced STARBERD 😊

@tomspontoons 24 күн бұрын

It's funny because if you google "Starboard" it tells you that it's Starboard, but often pronounced Startbird....Starburst is our preferred way to say it lol