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New helm panel

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Jkraft
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New helm panel

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Just got done installing the new helm panel from new wire marine. What a difference!
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2006 31TE / Hull# 221
Cummins QSC 8.3 / 500 hp

Previous boats:
2002 28 TE with 315 Yanmar “Hair Of The Dog”
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Re: New helm panel

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That is stunning. Are those leds dimmable?
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Re: New helm panel

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WillieC wrote: Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:12 pm That is stunning. Are those leds dimmable?
Thanks! Yes fully dimmable. They utilize a blue seas dimmer module.. working on finalizing the gauge panel and the AC DC panel now
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Current boat:
"New Classic"
2006 31TE / Hull# 221
Cummins QSC 8.3 / 500 hp

Previous boats:
2002 28 TE with 315 Yanmar “Hair Of The Dog”
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Re: New helm panel

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Ok, that really raises the bar. I thought my new led ceiling lights with touch control were pretty cool. Very nice.

Our ancient A25 is quite cobbled together and I’m not quite done cobbling. The next guy will have to make it pretty.
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Re: New helm panel

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Looks great! You're really upping the game. Are those circuit breaker protected or fused?
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Jkraft
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Re: New helm panel

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GSSeattle wrote: Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:02 pm Looks great! You're really upping the game. Are those circuit breaker protected or fused?
They are circuit breaker protected buttons by Bluewater Gadgets. The circuit protection is also switchable by the press of a button in the event you want to run something more powerful off of the same switch. In the event one fails you don’t need to unhook any wiring. You can just change out the switch body by popping it out. Pretty cool technology
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Current boat:
"New Classic"
2006 31TE / Hull# 221
Cummins QSC 8.3 / 500 hp

Previous boats:
2002 28 TE with 315 Yanmar “Hair Of The Dog”
Nancy
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Re: New helm panel

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JB, are you going to tell us how easy this project was? :shock:
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1995 Albin 28TE, Cummins 6BTA5.9 250, 2012-2022
1978 Trojan F32, 1998-2012
1983 Grady White 241 Weekender, 1988-1997
1980 Wellcraft 192 Classic, 1983-1987
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Re: New helm panel

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Nancy wrote: Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:48 pm JB, are you going to tell us how easy this project was? :shock:
I don’t even want to admit how many hours I have into it. And phone calls, and support from Facebook groups and forums, and Mack boring. Lots of head scratching and a few lost nights of sleep. I’m not complaining, I love this kind of stuff but it was a bit daunting and I learned lots.
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Current boat:
"New Classic"
2006 31TE / Hull# 221
Cummins QSC 8.3 / 500 hp

Previous boats:
2002 28 TE with 315 Yanmar “Hair Of The Dog”
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