My weekend.......boat wiring.

[Hunt'nFish]

Originally Posted by flippinbaits

did u make it out and rip some lip on sunday??

Nope, got side tracked Sat afternoon wiring a gps/ff on the sled. You know how those projects go......one wire leads to two, then three and the next thing I know I'm pulling all new wires under floor, cutting holes in the console for a nice fused switch panel, installing a 12v accessory plug and just generally cleaning up the previous owners rats nests.

Found lots of twisted wires and electrical tape connections. I'm a big one for clean electrical wiring and NO butt connections under and near the deck. Nothing I hate worse than having a crappy connection go bad on the water and having the lights or bilge pump not work when I flip the switch.

And you know what?......I still didn't get the gps/ff mounted!
Hunt'nFish

[lor]

Originally Posted by Hunt'nFish

Nope, got side tracked Sat afternoon wiring a gps/ff on the sled.

Did you happen to bow mount a winch, just in case the tides runs out on you again.
Come duck season, I think you'll use the winch more than the FF.
On second thought, I think you need both, in case you forgot.
http://www.ifish.net/board/showthrea...ght=boat+stuck

Post number 6, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Sorry Mike, I couldn't resist.

[Hunt'nFish]

Geeze....... a guy makes one little mistake........

No winch....YET....but I suggested to Jimbo an ATV winch mounted on an extra QD plate for the bowmount bracket might be a good idea. Wiring is already there.



Well almost finished with the rewiring.
When finished the boat could be full of water and I'd still be able to see fish on the FF. Installed a new 950gph bilge pump too. Man I can't believe someone would just twist wires together w/ elec tape under the deck and expect that to work.
All connectors RTV'd with heatshink for waterproof connections.
Thinking about installing LED light strings under the gunwhale for some interior lighting.
Hunt'nFish

[Jade Monkey]

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[dragon67]

Hey Mike maybe when you do the lighting you can hang a disco ball. Got to love home projects.