So far, I have rebuilt the new switch panel that I rebuilt several months ago--added a second 12VDC outlet and made it smaller. Both sides of the boat have their house circuit totally rebuilt--no more incandescent lights! We have 8 new light fixtures, all LED, and three low-power-draw (360mW) fans. Eight terminal blocks allow economy of wiring with the 14AWG bus lines carrying power to the 16AWG breakouts, so there's a minimal line loss for the weight. Power from the main battery switch is carried on three 14AWG duplex wires to the three switch panels.
No pictures yet, as the panel is just kind of leaning against the space where it will be mounted, in violation of all sorts of OSHA regs no doubt. Shh.
Pulling the old wiring was, um, interesting. This boat has apparently been wired and rewired several times by Han solo and other previous owners. Bits of extension cords, single-strand wire, lamp cords, speaker wire, and something with hieroglyphs on it that seemed to be insulated with papyrus.
Anyway, the second-hardest part is done: the house wiring. The hardest part will be the mast wiring. The remaining onboard electronics will be less of a challenge, comparatively speaking.
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