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Funny, when I initially wrote that, the thought about jinxing myself went through my mind... But yes, there is no free lunch. What I would have spent on extra wires for the BS system, I spent on hardware for this one. It is a boat, after all.

Cut the holes for the 50 amp breaker with a Dremel, and then drilled out the holes for the other 3 breakers. The next puzzle is that with a relatively flexible panel, there are no ‘shoulders’ on the BEP switch boxes to butt against the panel, so the panel will bend when the cluster is bolted...

My 2003 kenwood did not come back to life this spring. The remote was shot when I purchased the boat in 2019. Having bluetooth is so much nicer.

Got the panel prepped last night. The cluster came with a template for the holes needed. I did not want to destroy it, in case something went sideways with the first attempt, so I used it to lay out the holes needed. I normally work with wood, where it is usually child’s play to layout the...

Another thought it might be the feed to a power block up in the hardtop? 15a would be reasonable for that use - does your boat have overhead compartments where a VHF or other electronics might be installed?

The ABYC color guide indicates orange with blue is a power protected feed / GPS. Do you have a GPS antenna? *Obviously, this assumes that whomever wired this, used the right wire for the job *

Yes, I was unable to find any pictures or write up of this project, which somewhat surprised me. I was able to find a picture where this was done, by looking at older for sale ads for 330's. Your concern about 1/8" is noted - since the span is short - only aboutr 6" vertically, and 19 wide...

It will be a tight fit, but should work. Little bit concerned about the cables bending enough. Going with a piece of 1/8" black ABS plastic, and flush mounting the BEP and other circuit breakers on it.

just replaced the older kenwood from 2003 on my express. Did not need to re wire but did need to splice the wires for speakers and power. Grady was nice and used solid wiring harnesses, so it was not a huge challenge to do the splicing, as the wire harness was removable, and I could do the...

Starting to assess what is needed to remove the generator from my 330. Since it is not working, the plan is to break it down into parts and remove piece by piece, until it is gone. Thinking through the connections to the generator and there are 3 systems Fuel. Will cap the fuel line with a...

The amount of time since last survey is not as important as your knowledge of boats. IMO one of the best parts of a survey is to have an impartial third person go over every part and system on the boat with you. There were so many things that the survey showed me which later I needed -...

Mine has overhead storage for 8 rods, 4 per side. I believe that was standard from factory. I've seen other 330's where people installed similar racks on the aft berth ceiling as well.

After doing some more thought and research, my current plan is leaning towards a BEP cluster, for the added simplicity over BS. Need to document the current configuration tomorrow and then start planning it. Would like to figure out what to use for a mounting panel that looks as stock as...

Considering changing the battery configuration from the stock 330 set up with a 2 bank system. Reason: occasionally lose electronics when restarting an engine while fishing due to voltage drop. I'd like to have the confidence to shut motors off when offshore overnight. Possible...

last fall i researched a repower go go from old mechanical motors to new. There were a number of options, including going with digital controls, but retaining the existing sea star steering, which i did. The ignition set up (keys n such) was different, and the gauges are new - ended up going...

Existing unit is single DIN.

Have a 2003 330 and the first casualty of the winter storage is the original Kenwood stereo. Looking for recommendation on a replacement. I've done a bunch of searching here, and most of what I've seen are folks looking to go higher end. Primary use would be bluetoothing playlists from...

The itch has been scratched. Such a long winter, but felt tremendous to get back out on the water. Back at her slip Free from shore!

A good fabricator will insist on taking their own measurements unless (and maybe even if) working with original cushions. Trusting someone else's measurements is one of the fastest ways to have an unhappy client.

Carry an EPIRB, a PLB, and an InReach. All have different purposes. Hope to never need the first two, but the last one I plan to use for communicating with buddy boats offshore.