Do you enjoy comparing wire gauges, discussing connection points and terminators, and drilling holes in fiberglass? Then you just might be a do-it-yourselfer.If not, you’re like me and many other boat owners — in search of a trusted technician to wrestle all those cables into order, orchestrating a suite of functional electronics aboard our beloved vessels. All we want to do is push the power button and go fishing.But whether you choose to craft your own helm systems or pay someone else, you should know what to expect, and you should ask a lot of questions.“I fully support DIY,” says Johnny Lindstrom, chairman of the board for the National Marine Electronics Association. “But the bottom line is the individual needs to have an honest look at what he or she is attempting to do, and make an honest evaluation of the skill set to do ...![Marine electronics installation]()
