In 1949 Chris Craft did not, as a routine, install several safety features that are today considered standard equipment. We’ve already discussed installing a bilge pump and an engine compartment blower. Now I’d like to show you the fuse block I installed for this 1949 Chris Craft 17 ft. Deluxe Runabout. No electrical system, marine or otherwise, should ever be contemplated without some form of circuit protection. Circuit protections is just that—it’s there to protect the circuit from electrical overload. That means the conductors (wires) as well as the appliances. Continue reading “Fuse block: New Safety Measure”