I'm hoping by me posting some of my projects as I go along will help others who recently acquired an older H26 and are also going through the fixing and upgrading process.
I really enjoy seeing others post their projects allowing me to learn and get ideas from their experiences. For me it's half the fun. The other half of course is sailing. I have yet to splash my new-to-me H26, getting real close.
As I work on moving/upgrading/correcting the PO electronic accessory installations, I've realized at least with the 94' H26 that I have, there is a lack of conduit or ease of running wiring from the aft compartment to over the galley where the OEM switch panel is. The PO had a secondary switch panel mounted on the aft bulkhead, probably because it was too hard to do anything else. I want all control switches, minus the AC & DC mains, to be over the galley. I plan to upgrade the switch panel with a new BlueSea 13 position unit.
I tried very hard to get new/additional wires in the one conduit that is there running through the starboard coaming with no success. I tried to add an additional conduit through there with no success. I finally settled on running a new 3/4" conduit under the aft berth floor to the galley cabinet. From there I installed a short conduit exiting the top of the galley and entering the overhead.
The leftmost picture is in the aft compartment, centerline of the boat, where there is the most room below the aft berth liner.
I really enjoy seeing others post their projects allowing me to learn and get ideas from their experiences. For me it's half the fun. The other half of course is sailing. I have yet to splash my new-to-me H26, getting real close.
As I work on moving/upgrading/correcting the PO electronic accessory installations, I've realized at least with the 94' H26 that I have, there is a lack of conduit or ease of running wiring from the aft compartment to over the galley where the OEM switch panel is. The PO had a secondary switch panel mounted on the aft bulkhead, probably because it was too hard to do anything else. I want all control switches, minus the AC & DC mains, to be over the galley. I plan to upgrade the switch panel with a new BlueSea 13 position unit.
I tried very hard to get new/additional wires in the one conduit that is there running through the starboard coaming with no success. I tried to add an additional conduit through there with no success. I finally settled on running a new 3/4" conduit under the aft berth floor to the galley cabinet. From there I installed a short conduit exiting the top of the galley and entering the overhead.
The leftmost picture is in the aft compartment, centerline of the boat, where there is the most room below the aft berth liner.
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