how long should it take?
how good are you?
Good idea to get the 25 foot wire bundle. You can cut it. I spent a week putting in our Link 2000, which has probably twice as many wires. Much of that time was spent connecting ring terminals, and mounting stuff. There are a lot less wire connections on the Link 10, but ya still have to mount the Link 10 and the shunt and pull wires. I work slowly, deliberately and enjoy being on the boat.
I also spend a lot of time writing down what I've done, including wiring diagrams. You should, too. If you read (both present and past tense) the instructions, it shouldn't take too long (what's that mean?) IF you prepare ahead of time. Like, how do you plan to and make up your connections (ring terminals) - ahead of time or at the boat; how to do need to route your wiring (new holes or an easy run), where are you going to mount the controller (need a hole for that, too), etc. Only YOU can determine those things. You will find that it is a very useful tool. If you've done an energy budget, on paper or in your head, it will confirm the loads you have been drawing from various DC items on board. What I found, interestingly enough, was that I was spot on with the draw-down, but WAY WAY WAY low on the amount of INPUT current from various charging sources (shorepower and alternator) primarily because of the acceptance level of the batteries which decreases as they get fuller. Good idea to install one.
