The clusterfuck:
it starts here with this goofy ass "generator". This thing senses load, runs a motor off of 12V DC to spin another rotor that generates 120v. Overly complicated way to make electricity with electricity. Inverter technology back when was probably garbage though. 12/3 green extension cord for wiring, tied a knot in it so it wouldn't pull out of the box. At least the guy used wire nuts.
how all the connections in the wire were made for the makeshift 120v. Twist wires together and wrap the whole fucking thing in electrical tape. seems legit. god forbid they short and theres absolutely zero circuit protection upstream. instant fire, this was buried under the rear berth cushions.
drywall remodel boxes with extension cord leads. yay. also another green extension cord ran over here carrying 12v to power the inverter? no idea what the fuck this guy is doing. ripped all this shit out.
oh hey mr. random speaker wires used as power wires, more green extension cords, random 4" hole saw holes in the floor and all the wire sitting in a standing puddle of water(thats another problem)
extension cords wired in behind the main panel
fuse block under the dash, everything double and triple tapped onto fuses. 5000' of transducer wire jammed into the panel. Speaker wire spliced to a yellow #14 then spliced to a red #14 for the VHF. fish finder wiring. yanked all that crap out and threw it away. it was all outdated and useless.
another pile of 6" worth of wire spliced together and a good ol' twist and tape in here.
i pulled the dash gauge panel off to get better access to a few things and was greeted by these guys. pair of wires twisted together and bent so the wouldn't touch. ran out of tape i guess. this was backlighting for the compass. I cut it back and took the wires out that were feeding it. I'll come back with the proper connections and wire to get the backlighting installed for the compass another time.