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Hi all!

Over Christmas break I decided to rewire the whole boat. I didn't quite make it, and the project is still in progress. I thought you might enjoy some pictures though!

All my supplies staged and ready to go:



The mess of old wiring after the old batteries were removed:



My new batteries are much bigger (200 amp hours each) and will be going under the quarterberths towards the stern. They're slim AGM batteries that are perfect for this space:







I epoxied wood blocks to the hull to mount the tiedown straps. I'll go over these with glass when I'm done:



Battery nicely strapped in place:



I started by installing proper fuses for the battery. The old system didn't have any fuses except for the panel - not even for 24 hour circuits like the bilge pump:



All battery cabling is made out of 1/0 gauge wire with crimped and heatshrink-wrapped connections: