Tod, When I installed the electrical system in my M15, Stan had suggested that the power to the VHF by-pass the switch panel. This puts fewer things to go wrong between the power and the radio in an emergency.
It also has fewer switchs to turn on to get the radio powered up. This would increase the odds of it working if the owner/designer was incapaciated and someone not familar with the switch configuration was trying to use it in an emergency. Do you have a non-hand held VHF in Busca? Thanks Doug --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Here's my start on Busca's wiring diagram. > Unfortunately, it isn't the most > readable. I'm putting together a bill of materials > now. > > http://www.bright.net/~htmills/BuscaWiringDiagram.jpg > > and a close-up of the panel: > > http://www.bright.net/~htmills/BuscaPanel.jpg > > It doesn't have all that much, > > a masthead light > a floodlight on the deck (built in with the masthead > light) > a bicolor bow light > a stern light > a cabin light > a cabin plug > a cockpit plug > a fishfinder > > The diagram is supposed to be pretty representative > of how the wires will > actually be on the boat (I show the mast and > compression post. Doing it > that way (instead of strictly abstractly) allowed me > to reduce the number of > wires. For instance, I was going to have three > switches alongside the > companionway, on for deck nav lights, one for > masthead light, and one for > floodlight. But when I saw all the extra wiring > needed (not to mention > mounting the switches) I scrapped that for this > simpler arrangement. > > I figure if I need an anchor light (something I've > never felt the need for > yet) I can plug a light into the cockpit receptacle. > Wiring a battery > charger in would be nice but.... > > Tod > M17 #408 > BuscaBrisas > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
