after lining the rigging holes with the bezels, running the main battery cables and locating/mounting battery switches were next. The original three battery switches appear to be usable so I purchased one more for the additional outboard.

due to the long runs needed between the engines and switches/batteries, #2 guage cable is required. I was able to buy this locally

lots of zip ties and stainless cushion clamps are needed for a rigging job this big. The Jegs automotive store carries the clamps and also alot of the AN fittings that I'm going to need real soon when it comes to the water pickup/seastrainer/water block .

I'm not professional by any means but I really want the rigging to be as neat and tidy as possible. consistent spacing and support using the zip ties and ss cushion clamps helps.
After the cable run on the starboard switch, I'll clamp everything down and this area will at least be complete

Holy sheet, This thread has over a million views..lol:eekdrop:

Very nice

David, keep up the nice work. Hope you got tinned battery cable. Also not sure if you did this or not but there is a product called black liquid tape. You can paint all the terminals on the back of the battery switches. This not only seals the terminals against corrosion but acts like loc tight an keeps things from coming loose. Just a suggestion.

I think I'm guilty of 250,000 clicks :grinser010:

I learned soo much from this and Larry's thread.

David, looking great!

please keep us posted with more pics!

DR, that one got by me. I will say this, that while i was inspecting the existing battery cables, it was only the ground cables that had corosion. It was so bad I was able to easily twist off the terminals This skater was used primarily in the saltwater environment for three years + 5 more wherever it was stored in tropical florida and then coastal New York. Moisture had been and issue with the hull and no doubt played a role with what I found in the cables.
If I would have been aware of the use and availability of tinned cables before I bought the copper ones I would have gone with tinned. After your qoute, I checked online and the price per foot is not much more than what I paid for copper. I did however have the terminal ends installed professionally along with the shrink tube.
If anyone reading this has experience in rigging boats, specifically mercury OB stuff, please feel free to chime in and help me avoid bonehead mistakes. I'm not proud, just probably about ten years behind in the tech curve

Noli, let me tell you,
you have won a free boat ride!:thankyouthankyou: