Quick Tip: MINIMALIST ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
by Lon Zimmerman
A small boat does not need an electrical panel, I wired my Sparrow 16 with four circuits coming from a blade terminal block on the battery.
The four circuits go to two dash sockets, one overhead LED light. There was a water pump to the sink already installed, so it got a circuit.
The VM meter plugs into the dash socket and shows voltage and provides two USB plugins.
The dash socket in the cockpit is to plug in the MEGA LIGHT I use for an anchor light, also used to power the Navico Tiller Pilot. —Lon Zimmerman
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Ahoy fellow Sparrow owner. I love the simplicity of your set-up.
I installed my system in a more traditional way using a switch box.
What size, type, and rating of battery are you using?
I have been using a U1, 35 amp-hour, AGM one, but I need to replace it.
I would really like to see (or find) a series of articles about simple wiring solutions, written, like this one, along the lines of the KISS principle.