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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 520901" data-attributes="member: 4972">I am in the process of rewiring a boat.&nbsp; Usually, the wires themselves are okay, but the connectors are often corroded.&nbsp; Sometimes, you can buy a box of male and female marine shrink spade fittings, a fuse panel, and new switches.&nbsp; Start by replacing all of the switches.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, one by one, replace the connectors.&nbsp;&nbsp; Finally, replace the fuse panel, moving the wires over one by one.&nbsp; &nbsp; 90% of the time, 90% of everything will work, then you just need to chase down a few things.The boat I&#039;m working in now has one of the worst electrical systems I&#039;ve seen.&nbsp; It has had many people add bad wire.&nbsp; Much of it is speaker wire that is corroded inside the sheathing.&nbsp;&nbsp; I started by sorting the wires, then cut them out and ran new wire.It&#039;s tedious work, but not particularly hard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thill, post: 520901, member: 4972"] I am in the process of rewiring a boat. Usually, the wires themselves are okay, but the connectors are often corroded. Sometimes, you can buy a box of male and female marine shrink spade fittings, a fuse panel, and new switches. Start by replacing all of the switches. Then, one by one, replace the connectors. Finally, replace the fuse panel, moving the wires over one by one. 90% of the time, 90% of everything will work, then you just need to chase down a few things. The boat I'm working in now has one of the worst electrical systems I've seen. It has had many people add bad wire. Much of it is speaker wire that is corroded inside the sheathing. I started by sorting the wires, then cut them out and ran new wire. It's tedious work, but not particularly hard. [/QUOTE]

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