Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me!

EnamrdSalr21

EnamrdSalr21

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Mar 20, 2020
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Oday 192 Eagle Creek Reservoir
Hi all! Thanks for the comments on my last posts. Wondering if you might be able to help again as I try and sort the electrical for my Oday 192. I currently have the circuit breaker, the voltage meter, cigarette lighter (as you can tell I'm not an electrician by any means), and a rats nest of old wiring.
No cabin light, no fan, no battery. I do have an anchor light, bow light, and transom light. I would love to have some type of diagram to help me get things in the right place. Anyone have something like this?
 
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Benny17441

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May 24, 2004
7,163
CC 30 South Florida
There are plenty of books on Boats wiring out there and I would recommend "Sailboat Electrics Simplified" by Don Casey.
 
Timm R Oday25

Timm R Oday25

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Mar 2, 2019
559
Oday 25 Milwaukee
As someone who bought a boat that was wired with lamp cord and masking tape ,perhaps my experiance will help .
I was able to find a schematic for my boat when it was new . So much had happened by subsequent owners that none of the original
wires actually did their original job .
I ended up pulling as much of the orignal wiring as I could and started from scratch .
Some of the factory wiring ran between the ceiling and the deck itself ..
It might sound like a lot more work up front.
I did this for two reasons . The first being I knew exactly which wires did what and that they were correct .
All circuits were drawn out ahead of time and fused correctly .
Second ,our boat was made in 1981 . Since then we sailors have added a great deal more electronics . I wanted to leave room for charging circuits , dual batteries , solar panels ,auto pilots and chartplotters. Most of these are almost considered mandatory ,by some .
I also chose to switch to LEDs lights in an effort to reduce the amps used .
I hope this helps
 
EnamrdSalr21

EnamrdSalr21

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Mar 20, 2020
58
Oday 192 Eagle Creek Reservoir
Timm R Oday25 said:
As someone who bought a boat that was wired with lamp cord and masking tape ,perhaps my experiance will help .
I was able to find a schematic for my boat when it was new . So much had happened by subsequent owners that none of the original
wires actually did their original job .
I ended up pulling as much of the orignal wiring as I could and started from scratch .
Some of the factory wiring ran between the ceiling and the deck itself ..
It might sound like a lot more work up front.
I did this for two reasons . The first being I knew exactly which wires did what and that they were correct .
All circuits were drawn out ahead of time and fused correctly .
Second ,our boat was made in 1981 . Since then we sailors have added a great deal more electronics . I wanted to leave room for charging circuits , dual batteries , solar panels ,auto pilots and chartplotters. Most of these are almost considered mandatory ,by some .
I also chose to switch to LEDs lights in an effort to reduce the amps used .
I hope this helps
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Yes this helps! It’s exactly my plan, actually. The wiring looked so bad I didn’t really trust any of it. I plan to give this thing a fresh start when it comes to electronics. Where did you locate the schematic? I haven’t had luck doing so for my boat yet…
 
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