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Old 03-14-2013, 10:02 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by bobofthenorth View Post
............. The only way you can protect yourself is to amass enough knowledge to make the decisions yourself, even if you ultimately hire someone to do the work.
That's like telling someone he needs a medical degree before having surgery.

Tjere's no way a layman can amass enough knowledge about everything in life he or she needs to make decisions on.

The best you can do, marine electric or anything else is to find someone who is highly respected in the field, and has many satisfied customers. Talk to a couple others if you wish. Decide which one to trust with your boat.

There is no one best way to wire a boat, there are too many variables. Post your question on a web forum and you'll get ten different recommendations. Now what? Who do you believe?

BTW: Telling your highly respeced local marine electrician that you want it done the way strangers on a boating forum say it should be done instead of the way he recommends it is not a great idea.
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