[6knotsaway]

I understand your pain. Attached are my before and almost done after pictures. I bet my rats nest would have given yours a run for the money. I removed 4 large kitchen sized garbage bags literally stuffed full of old cables and wiring. And the pain of seeing/fixing the way POs ran wires. I have multiple factory installed conduits running from port to starboard. One conduit was almost empty (so plenty of run to run wires) but POs in past just zip tied wires to the outside of the conduit rather than run the wires through the conduit. All in all the boat was a mess and dangerous with heavy gauge (2/0) wires unfused.

I now have everything organized and labeled with schematics to match the actual wiring. And a panel that the labels match the breaker/function, in a font large enough for old men to read without their readers. Feels good.

Good luck
Foster

Hey Foster, what kind of cable labels have you used in your picture insidepanel .jpg? Talking about the rolled labels around the cables.
I am debating whether to use colourful plastic bracelet-style digits or a printer like Niimbot d110 to print labels and wrap'em around.
How are your labels holding up after all this time?
Many thanks,
Harry

 

[6knotsaway]

6knotsaway. I used Panduit Self Laminating Laser/Inkjet Labels run through our laser printer. I created a spreadsheet for each size label to use as a template. Then could fill in and print then as needed. For anything in the engine area or in lockers outside that might be a little more exposed I used clear heatshrink over the label if possible. So far it has worked well.

1 x 3/4 Inch Panduit Self-Laminating Laser Inkjet Labels - 2500 Labels

91 Labels Per Sheet | Clear/White | For 18-14 AWG Wire | Polyester |

www.showmecables.com

Best
Foster

Hey Foster,
Thanks for your response. Your implementation is really cool. I never thought clear heat-shrink tubes existed. I am going for it! Also, I cannot go without mentioning that I have been analysing your super neat cable work and front panel for months and have just bought most of the materials to copy make it myself. Your panel is by far the best I have seen! Well done. I will post pics when I am done.
Cheers,
Harry