Recent content by Gromit

Thank you all for the great advice. I do have two open positions on my panel. I think I will use one to group all of the 12v outlets. It was especially useful to learn about sizing the circuit breaker to the wire gauge and not the anticipated load. I'll size everything to the anticipated load...

I have a 1989 32-200. There is one 12v socket in the v-berth, added by OP from what I can see. It is wired into the VHF circuit (!). I am planning on adding another socket in the aft cabin with the idea that both can be used for portable Caframo fans. There is one more 12v socket near the...

Success You were right. There is in fact a zipper in the headliner which I somehow missed on first glance as it is oriented fore and aft. The missing ingredient was fishtape. Fishing a lot of the steel tape through from where the speaker wire emerged allowed me to reach it from the central...

Thanks, Tom. I do see the very thin original speaker wires leading above the bulkhead and apparently into the v-berth. My headliner does not have a zipper in the v-berth, though. It does have several others aft of the bulkhead. I'll have to see what I can figure out and how much I am comfortable...

I am trying to replace the stereo speaker wiring on my new (to me) 1989 32-200. I am at a loss as to how to get the wiring across the cabin to the port side from the stereo head unit in the starboard electrical panel area. Pulling on the existing low gauge wiring gets me nowhere. Can anyone...