[maccauley123]

I am starting a project to rewire my boat. I understand the ideal is to wire everything in parallel. Is there a reason I should not wire my cabin lights in parallel?

I would have two runs down each side of the boat. I would use wire for each rated for the max amp draw for all lights at the full distance.

Other components like VHF and GPS would all be wired in parallel with their own fuses etc. through a fuse block.

Is there any reason I should not do the lights in parallel? It just seems to make more sense rather than having bundles of 3-4 duplex wires starting out from the beginning on each side.

Thanks.