These are the original battery cables that came installed on the outboard. You can see that they are the perfect length if I were to place my battery at the stern of the boat. Since the helm station is to starboard, I wanted some weight to port to help offset the weight of the operator.

I went to a local battery shop where they also make up battery cable sets, and had a longer set made up for Intrepid. I hung the cables from their lugs, and proceeded to bind them together using wide electrical tape.

A battery box with the battery inside is installed on the port side next to the cabin bulkhead.

The bottom butt plate does not extend all the way to the cabin bulkhead, I wish I had thought ahead on this one. There is a four-inch wide, half-inch drop right where the battery is to sit. I cut an appropriate sized piece of half-inch plywood and wrapped it with part of a cut inner tube for cushioning. This provides the bridge needed to support the battery in its box.

The strap holding the battery box in place goes through these through-bolted stainless sleeves on the bulkhead.

Just above the battery and below the port shelf, a master circuit breaker was installed on the positive line for the boat. This was purchased from Hodges Marine.

On the inside of the cabin, a negative bus bar is bolted high up on the bulkhead. To its left is a 400-watt power inverter. The alligator clamps lead to this inverter. The idea was that I wanted to be able to operate the inverter on a gel spare battery that I carry. During my first voyage to Prince William Sound, I was able to operate an AC 350-watt blender to make Gazpacho (a cold tomato based soup), as one of my menu items!