Nice diagram and good planning. I would suggest though, that you put both plugs on one fuse and switch and keep the cabin lights on a separate switch. You probably won't be using two plug in items at the same time, and it seems like it would be inconvenient to have the cabin lights on whenever you're using the cabin plug.
I also agree with Doug about a wired in radio. It's best to have an in-line fuse, as close to the battery as possible, and have no switch in the line between the battery and radio. If you really need to completely disconnect the radio, you can always have a quick disconnect in the wire near the battery or remove the in-line fuse.
Your overall arrangement seems to cover all the bases and should work well with any situation.
When you finish the work, post some pictures of the actual mountings of the various components, and of your battery and switch set-up. This would probably give some of us ideas.
Thanks for posting your diagram.
Bill Day
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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
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