Reworking old wiring

inaforty · #1 12-27-2009, 05:09 PM

Got a warm afternoon and decide to remove all the old wiring from the old electronics from the boat. When I looked under the dash I saw a fuse board that was just hanging there under the dash. I assume this was attached somewhere at on time.

Without going to crazy I thought I would try to clean up the wiring while removing all unnecessary wiring. Bought a bus bar to run all the grounds to instead of use the very small ground on the fuse board.

Before..

After.......haven't complete any of the negative connects to the bus bar.

macojoe · #2 12-27-2009, 07:01 PM

Great!! Now when you are done you can come over here and do mine! It worst then you have there I will tell you that!

Good Job

inaforty · #3 12-28-2009, 04:12 AM

Macojoe,
Funny thing about the wiring is all the electrical components work. I first just wanted to get all the old wiring harnesses removed from previous electronics that were installed on the boat (I did get any of the old electronics when I purchase the boat). I removed 3 different lines running to the stern for transducers. One had a puck tansducer attached to the inside of the hull.

Whoever did install any components or improvements use marine tinned wire so they had some knowledge of what was correct but took little time to make things organized or neat (unless an owner got into the wiring after a pro did improvements or install).

I can't figure out if the fuse board was factory installed because it was just hanging there under the dash. I couldn't see where they would have mounted or attached it so I mounted it on the roof of the V berth. I guess I will add the wiring for the 192 Garmin that I have from the boat while I'm messing around with the wiring.

Hopefully I will get sometime today to finish the ground wiring to the bus bar.

willy · #4 12-28-2009, 07:21 AM

Inaforty do a search on this site for Franco's posts about wiring, he re-did his and did a nice job, might give you some answers.

macojoe · #5 12-28-2009, 08:11 AM

I will have to look that up also willy!!

Your doing a good job there inaforty, I hate wires and I am no good at it and know it!!
My boat has more wires going no were and more switches and stuff that do nothing, I don't know were to start??
I bought a BlueSea switch panale last season, after I installed it one of the switches went bad, I called them and they senmt me a new one, but now all the switches are seized?? I will be calling them soon.

Looks like a bowl of pasta was turned over in there! I have my work cut out for me thats for sure, and it all has to get done as I have to install all the new wires for the Yamaha this spring!

Want a job?? LOL Keep up the good work

inaforty · #6 12-28-2009, 11:16 AM

Macojoe,
I think your 225 Yammie should be pretty much plug and play if you use the correct year factory harness and gauges/sensors, throttle/binnacle. I rigged and 25hp 4 stroker on my Whaler and it was pretty easy but of course a 25 hp is not a 225 either.. Once the pos and neg were attached the harness did the rest. I'm no expert or Yammie mechanic by any mean but that how it went for me. I also put in a Yamaha fuel management system on the Rosborough. Followed instruction and it was fairly easy.

Trying to find out where everything goes and what is need and not is time consuming but what the heck is there to do right now anyways.