Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

This is what the ABYC says about boat wiring. I posted this in that other thread but it probably got lost in the clutter.
It will dispel a lot of misconceptions and rumors.
It is a pretty good resource with lots of tables and descriptions.
You might even want to print this one out.

http://www.marinewiring.com/abyc-marine ... standards/

Thanks. While poking around on that site I found a helpful page that shows wiring colors (http://www.ezacdc.com/Scripts/wire-color.htm).