The rewiring project is getting closer (because winter has finally seemed to leave at last!). Question for all:
What's the best/proper way to wire up, on a single circuit, an LED reading light which will also have a 12v lighter socket next to it. Do I "tap" off the pos and neg leads with one of those mechanical clamp type things to one component and then attach the running ends to the final component or am I better to "Y" off the end with solder/heatshrink?
If I recall, there is some port bilge pump wiring running under the cabin sole from stbd to port but I think I saw something here somewhere about not running wiring through the bilges. Should I try to go overhead (can I even go overhead?) or is it OK to run under the sole, over the ballast tank to the other side? I'll still have short sections of wiring "exposed" as I jump from the lower inner liner to the upper if I'm remembering how the boat is set up.
What's the best/proper way to wire up, on a single circuit, an LED reading light which will also have a 12v lighter socket next to it. Do I "tap" off the pos and neg leads with one of those mechanical clamp type things to one component and then attach the running ends to the final component or am I better to "Y" off the end with solder/heatshrink?
If I recall, there is some port bilge pump wiring running under the cabin sole from stbd to port but I think I saw something here somewhere about not running wiring through the bilges. Should I try to go overhead (can I even go overhead?) or is it OK to run under the sole, over the ballast tank to the other side? I'll still have short sections of wiring "exposed" as I jump from the lower inner liner to the upper if I'm remembering how the boat is set up.