Yesterday, without any power working in the forward portion of ECHO, and having a fuse type sub-panel, I decided to pull some wire and hook up one sub-branch light and fan circuit. Today, I hooked up a second berth lamp in the V-berth and a lamp in the hanging locker. The hanging locker is quite dark and I needed light there to service that panel and illuminate the hanging locker itself. I actually installed one lamp and then removed it and installed a second type that I felt was better suited to that compartment.
I also installed some backing on the ceiling of the head and installed a really bright lamp in the forward head. That completes most of the lighting I wanted forward. I may put in one more "berth" lamp at the other end of the V-berth. Each berth needs a fan, and the forward head needs an exhaust fan to complete the all the forward lighting and wiring except for dedicated emergency lighting. So I think I will pull wire for three fans tomorrow, and look into buying some headliner so I can close up the V-Berth, Forward Head, and Hanging Locker. Many boats I've used skippered have two separate lamps in the heads. It makes sense because if one fails, there is another one working so light is always available. I'd like to put in another lamp in the head, but have yet to decide where to put it. Most likely I'll have to remove some more headliner to do that.
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