Matt, Not sure about the Westerbeke, but my yanmar had a quick connect plug to allow removal of the panel. Or install a longerCable between the engine and panel. A friends volvo also has a plug to disconnect engine and panel. Doug Mountjoysv Rebecca Leah C&C Landfall 39Port Orchard yacht club -------- Original message --------From: Matt Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 4/23/20 12:44 (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: wolf...@erie.net Subject: Re: Stus-List electrical wiring for the engine instruments Slight change of topic: I am about to replace my fuel gauge, which should be a very simple matter. It is being made more complicated due to an access problem. It would be easy if C&C had left a little extra wire behind the all the other instruments (tach, water temp, oil pressure, etc.), all of which are mounted on a Westerbeke panel. With a little extra wire, I could remove the panel without disconnecting every instrument, but unfortunately the wire lengths are too short. As a result, I can only pull the panel away from the coming about two inches – not enough to get in there from the deck. Instead, I must crawl down into the cave under the cockpit, navigate through bunch of hoses, sit more or less on top of thru-hull fittings (ouch), and squeeze my head and one arm into an itty-bitty space. For those with similar setups (if there are any), has anyone come up with a simpler solution than either: a) crawling around in the cave; or b) disconnecting every instrument on the removable panel? Matt WolfordC&C 42 Custom
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