When I first got the boat, it had the usual P O S power panel down on the floor lever. Along with 15 extra feet of wiring and whatevers. I decided since I didnt want an inside fire or damage to radios, etc. I should find a place to put a full size panel and build one that I liked. After cruising the internet for several other cruisers ideas. I found a design that I really liked. So I layed it out on 1/4" plywood and added a aluminum panel, ATO Fuse panel, meters, 12v outlets and silver contact toggle switches with LED lights added for show... It came out great and now I have lots of extra switches to use for items and I also added a second battery. The panel has an ammeter for showing draw off the battery plus a selector switch to see the parent voltage on each battery in the boat. Ill add a charging system later on for the batterys to maintain them. I think the panel came out rather good and its mounted just next to the table for easy access and out of the way of feet and dogs.