- Messages
- 18,599
- Reaction score
- 20,928
- Points
- 1,082
- Location
- Raleigh, NC 27614
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2016
- Boat Model
- 242X E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
Yup...the hole drilling has begun! LOL
Spent way too long today installing an additional 2 port USB charger on the port side of the boat for guest phones. I'm not quite done with the wiring as I'm going to either install another switch for the stereo connections and my new fuse box, or run them all through the existing house switch. But for now it is fine as I've only got the one USB plug installed and it draws millivolts when not active.
Here are the steps of the install:
I also bought:
Spent way too long today installing an additional 2 port USB charger on the port side of the boat for guest phones. I'm not quite done with the wiring as I'm going to either install another switch for the stereo connections and my new fuse box, or run them all through the existing house switch. But for now it is fine as I've only got the one USB plug installed and it draws millivolts when not active.
Here are the steps of the install:
- Remove a panel in the storage/changing room to ensure there was room behind where I wanted to install the plug. Plenty of room.
- Prepared wire ends with female spade connectors for the plug
- Then I pulled the wires through to that location...I used a wire puller...pushed it back from the storage locker to the battery area, connected the wires to it and pulled them through.
- Drilled the 1 1/8 inch hole in the boat
- Put the back of the plug over the wires behind the hole and then stuck the wires through the hole
- Connected the spade plugs and pushed plug through hole aligning it.
- Got in locker and tightened down the nut on the back (this would have been much easier with two people!)
- Then I installed a fuse block and wired my plug to it.
I also bought:
- 2 Fuse blocks with 6 positive and negative terminals(1 for behind the helm, 1 for at the battery)
- Marine grade 8 gauge duplex wire to connect the fuse block
- Wire loom to cover wire runs to the helm fuse block I added
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