[C320-list] 12 volt receptacle on steering pedistal

[Brad Kuether]

Hey everyone,

Has anyone added a 12 volt receptacle on their later model 320 to the steering pedestal?  I am tired or losing my GPS after being out all day with just batteries.  I didn't necessarily want to crack open the instrument case to get to it either.  

If anyone has added a receptacle or has tapped the 12 volt inside, I would love to get any "watchouts", for example:

  a.. Hard / Easy to take it apart and access it?
  b.. Better to tap the 12 inside the panel or run new back to the panel?
  c.. Which side did you mount the receptacle?
  d.. How much room is inside?
  e.. Anything else I need to know?
Thanks in advance, appreciate any / all comments.....

-Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
"Independence"
2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
Middle River, MD