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Wiring??

I'm planning on re-wiring the whole boat this weekend. I'm working on a 18' Caribbean w/468 BBC.

I want to clean ALOT of things up. The previous owner did a horable, last minute wiring just to get the boat working. I have all the connectors, wiring, shrink wrap...etc. I had just bought a new ground panel, and wondering where is the best place to put it???

Right now, it's mounted on a ugly bracket behind the distributer on top of the bell-housing. I hate that look! No offense to those who have it there. But, what are my other options to make clean wiring nice and effective?? Picture of your setups would make it easier for me if you got them. I was thinking, tucking it under the back near the fuel/water seperator away from any water, and heat exposure. Thanks again guys!

Friend of mine recently rewired his boat. He did away with the terminal strip on the back of the engine & moved everything up front, under the dash. It really cleaned up that area back there, what few wires are there are easily concealed. I'll get up with him & see if he has any pics he can post.

I did put a ground block under the dash on mine awhile back so that helped clean it up some.... I'd like to rewire the rest of it one of these days, but I hate wiring.

Plus the fact that then I'd have to buy all new gauges, polish the diverter handle, new steering wheel, new CD player, paint the boat, build the stroker motor, etc.... Hell with all that!

One clean way to do it is to do away with the ground block and use a trailer quick disconnect plug. You can hide it anywhere and still unplug it in a matter of seconds.

Most electronics stores sell "buildable" water resistant plugs, molex type. My friend got some at Industrial Liquidators on Convoy in San Diego. They're available with many different pin configurations. I don't know the name of the plug, but the military uses really cool water proof plugs on most of their equipment. I was down at Eliminator one day and they were using the exact same military plugs on a few vehicles down there. I think you'd be asking for a future headache if the only way to pull the engine out is to disconnect each wire at each sender etc... and not have a distribution block or some type of plug.

I'm curious, what does not having a distribution block have to do with needing a fire extenguisher when the + battery cable is connected?

Originally Posted by hotrod56cars

Most electronics stores sell "buildable" water resistant plugs, molex type. My friend got some at Industrial Liquidators on Convoy in San Diego. They're available with many different pin configurations. I don't know the name of the plug, but the military uses really cool water proof plugs on most of their equipment. I was down at Eliminator one day and they were using the exact same military plugs on a few vehicles down there. I think you'd be asking for a future headache if the only way to pull the engine out is to disconnect each wire at each sender etc... and not have a distribution block or some type of plug.

I'm curious, what does not having a distribution block have to do with needing a fire extenguisher when the + battery cable is connected?

Vee-Driven ''AKA'' Pat, just being a smartass!!

I understand this is going to take some time. I'd like to see some pics of how other boats are set up. That way, I can visually see and get more of an idea.

I know this is not as clean as you want but it is a total package MSD,coil,block,ETC. You can turn it over and hide a lot of wiring! WT

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Bad pix.

MSD, makes a nice weather tight 12 pin connector.

Originally Posted by vee-driven

Your gonna have some fun, have a fire extinguisher handy the first time you hook up the + cable. hahaha

Pat, play nice. Nandi, I can send you some pics over the weekend if you think it will help. I thought your boat was running good, why are you messing w/ it ????

I use these type when I can. Great products.

http://www.deutschconnector.com/