Dashboard

Made my new one outta Statboard...
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Went to West Marine today and found starboard. Nice stuff. I can do all the cutting, just worried about the rewiring job. All those wire going god knows where coming off the guages !!.
Mike.
 
I did the same as rap, works out great!!

as for the wire, there is no easy way to do it!! Just start with one wire at a time and take your time and you will be fine!
 
buildin' w/starboard is very similar to usin' wood...hole-saws CAN overheat and melt plastic, so take it easy there...counter-sink all your screw holes and run a 1/4'' round-over router bit around edges after you've sanded them smooth...I extend the router-bit about a sixteenth to give a ''dropped edge'' to it... ;)...have a shop-vac ready when you get thru.... ::)....
 
Mike - You can buy strips of numbered tape that you can put on the wires and the back of the gauges. You can be drinkin beers all day and still not screw it up. Any electrical supply should have it.

Good luck,

Keith
 
I PRINTED MINE ON THE COMPUTER AND THAN LAMINATED THE PAPER - CUT IT INTO STRIPS AND USED A HOLE PUNCH AND FED THE WIRES THRU BEFORE I PUT A TERMINAL END ON THE WIRE - LOOK IN MY GALLERY
 
Label the wires :o

Now I am in the $hit!! I rewired all, ask me what wire goes to what and I will have to shake my head :-/
 
I just ordered a few things to start my rewire job. I let you know how it goes. Think I should do something with this?

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Except for wiring from controls to motor, back when I did mine, I REMOVED every stinkin' wire there was in the boat...never regreted time to do that... ;D ;D...
 
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