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<blockquote data-quote="wmk0002" data-source="post: 481584" data-attributes="member: 13975"><p>On my smaller tin boat, I made a switch box out of Blue Sea Systems switches installed in the cover of a 4x4 weatherproof pvc junction box. I installed a Blue Seas 50A re-settable switch on the side. 50A switch has one input from the battery and then splits and goes to trolling motor and into the switch box so it essentially acts as a main cutoff for everything. Within the box, I have inline fuses for the 3 switches I have installed (3way anchor/nav combo, bilge, and transom light) - so I do have to remove the cover to install new blade fuses but its not too big of a deal. The beauty of this is that it simplifies everything and then I just drill 2 holes (just do opposite corners vs all 4 holes) into the boat to mount....plus the mounting holes are standard for those boxes so if you get a new box to reconfigure it should attach where the old one was. I also have another box feeding off this one which has a 12v outlet, and dual usb outlets in it. Those have their own fuses in the box too. I use the 12V outlet to run my livewell pump so I'm thinking about installing a timer for the 12V outlet which will be installed in the cover as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wmk0002, post: 481584, member: 13975"] On my smaller tin boat, I made a switch box out of Blue Sea Systems switches installed in the cover of a 4x4 weatherproof pvc junction box. I installed a Blue Seas 50A re-settable switch on the side. 50A switch has one input from the battery and then splits and goes to trolling motor and into the switch box so it essentially acts as a main cutoff for everything. Within the box, I have inline fuses for the 3 switches I have installed (3way anchor/nav combo, bilge, and transom light) - so I do have to remove the cover to install new blade fuses but its not too big of a deal. The beauty of this is that it simplifies everything and then I just drill 2 holes (just do opposite corners vs all 4 holes) into the boat to mount....plus the mounting holes are standard for those boxes so if you get a new box to reconfigure it should attach where the old one was. I also have another box feeding off this one which has a 12v outlet, and dual usb outlets in it. Those have their own fuses in the box too. I use the 12V outlet to run my livewell pump so I'm thinking about installing a timer for the 12V outlet which will be installed in the cover as well. [/QUOTE]
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