I wanted power on the boat for a GPS, chartplotter, VHF radio and also of course to charge the phones. But a big want was for a depth sounder.

So after I managed to get all these item in I statered to build outside panel of sapele to screw it all to (minimising the number of holes I would stick in the locker wall).

I aquired a NASA Target depth and a Garmin 278c plotter and I also had a Garmin Montana 650 that could take charts too. We also invested in a Standard Horizon 890 with DSC and GPS.

A battery box could live in the locker but with all of those devises I thought it best to build an inner covered panel for the fuse board and wiring to be hidden away and it also meant that it could be expanded – I plan to add a small solar top up panel at some stage.

The battery can be quickly unplugged and taken home and the battery and the box it sit is has anderson, 12v cig lighter and USB ports ready too.

The VHF cradle had to sit outside the box and the depth transducer is sheilded directly under the battery