What would it take to wire up lights

[JMichael]

Below is a good way to hook up your lights. Get a pull pull switch at any marine store. I use 14ga. wire from an auto parts store for all my nav. lights.
Tinned wire is for saltwater use.
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Thank you very much, that is perfect! Would you put the a fuse between the switch and the battery?

Put your fuse on the + line from the battery to the switch. The closer you install it to the battery the better.

 

[txneal]

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[rusty.hook]

I run a 12 ga. black/negative and 12 ga. red/positive from troll motor battery to a Central location and to a terminal block. There fore all my nav. lights, GPS, and fish finder wires are close. No more 14' to 16' runs of black and red wires to the back battery, makes things real simple. Now I do run a long wire red/positive to the pull pull switch for the white/anchor light an a black/ negative wire straight to big motor battery.Bilge pump is run off big motor battery with switch on my console.