Joliba
1988 E38-200 Contributing Member
We became fed up with trying to deal with the virtually inaccessible rat's nest of wiring behind our electrical panel. As when we bought the boat 2 years ago, the original Newmar breaker panel was working, but in poor condition. The breaker panel along with the VHF, stereo, main AC outlet with ground fault, DC outlet, Raytheon instrument repeater, and Link 10 battery monitor were all mounted (crammed) onto the same wooden surface on the starboard side over the chart table. Behind this was a chaotic tangle of wiring which was unserviceable, incomprehensible, and probably dangerous.
This winter, we tore it out and rebuilt it into a cabinet with a nice opening door and a new Blue Sea breaker panel, which we set up to better suit our needs. We moved the AC and DC outlets, along with the instrument repeater to the wall over the aft side of the aft facing chart table (which has a small hanging locker on the other side.) This uncluttered the panel face to starboard. We sorted out and rewired any bad wiring in a very organized and well-labeled fashion. We are very pleased with the result. I am including a few pictures. If anyone has questions, I would be happy to supply details of the project.
This winter, we tore it out and rebuilt it into a cabinet with a nice opening door and a new Blue Sea breaker panel, which we set up to better suit our needs. We moved the AC and DC outlets, along with the instrument repeater to the wall over the aft side of the aft facing chart table (which has a small hanging locker on the other side.) This uncluttered the panel face to starboard. We sorted out and rewired any bad wiring in a very organized and well-labeled fashion. We are very pleased with the result. I am including a few pictures. If anyone has questions, I would be happy to supply details of the project.