WHY WIRING DIAGRAMS ARE
A REALLY GOOD IDEA
Just before I broke my leg skiing in January, I’d installed a nifty powered subwoofer for our stereo system in the saloon. After four months I finally got down to the boat again, but the brand new subwoofer wasn’t working!!! So I dedicated a day to troubleshooting, checked voltages, nada, finally opened the back of the electrical panel and traced the wires. I’d gotten REALLY creative and had tied the subwoofer to the (shower) sump pump switch!!! Why? I’d figured that when I was topsides I didn’t need the subwoofer down below, and it was “kinda cute” to be able to turn it on and off to hear the difference! Smart? You betcha! Dumb? Yup, I didn’t do a wiring diagram nor finish noting that’s how I’d wired it!!! And after four months, no way I’d ever have remembered that little brain gem, right? (I also hadn't intended to do a number on my leg right after I installed the subwoofer, either...

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