Hey Todd,

Not trying to poke the bear, lol, but I have helped a few boats with their electrical issues.  I used to be an aircraft electrician in the Army and aircraft 28vdc systems are actually quite similar to boat 12vdc systems.

Hank

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 5:06 PM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hank,
>
> Great website..
>
> Be careful when making comments about Stan's practices.
> I made a comment about Stan not following best practices and he said I was
> being "gratuitously disingenuous".
>
> BAHAHAHAHA... 😃
>
> Todd T.
>
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 8:56 AM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The panel itself doesn't connect to ground as it controls the positive
> side
> > of the circuit.  All of your electrical devices (lights, radio, etc)
> should
> > have a pair of wires with the positive side connecting to the panel and
> the
> > negative side connecting to a negative bus bar, which is then connected
> to
> > the negative side of the battery.
> >
> > This website has a nice, simple description of boat wiring basics.
> > Scroll down and you can see how the system is built.
> > https://newwiremarine.com/how-to/wiring-a-boat/
> >
> > Stan is great at building boats, but he didn't usually follow marine best
> > practices on electrical wiring so you're likely to find that your boat is
> > not wired the same.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 8:37 AM <forg3d at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Re doing on the wiring (first time) and was wondering where the
> > electrical
> > > panel is grounded to?  Any help would be appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>