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Post by Juan on Jul 20, 2018 4:53:10 GMT -6
I actually enjoy working on my boat and truck when it's something I WANT to do like adding gadgets, electronics, lights and the like.....BUT I HATE working on them when something quits and it HAS to be fixed. Yesterday in rough seas, I lost power to the VHF radio and the trim tabs at the same time so now I'll be under the console tracing wiring and checking fuses trying to find the problem.. I hate doing that! I think I need a canoe or kayak.  |
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Post by 985crabs on Jul 20, 2018 8:40:49 GMT -6
If it was always fun then everyone would have a boat. Think how crowded that would be.
If your wiring looked like Funny Flag Phil's, it wouldn't take you 5 minutes.
Hmmm...........
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Post by Juan on Jul 20, 2018 12:20:42 GMT -6
If it was always fun then everyone would have a boat. Think how crowded that would be. If your wiring looked like Funny Flag Phil's, it wouldn't take you 5 minutes. Hmmm........... I don't know what Funny Flag's wiring looks like but it took me less than 2 minutes to find and fix the problem. Jumping over 4 and 5 foot rollers yesterday must have jogged the wiring harness a bit and one of the hot wire plugs came off the switch terminal. Piece of cake. (this time) |
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Post by freezerfiller on Jul 20, 2018 12:47:05 GMT -6
Yeah, I had my radio go out last month. Took me an hour to find that it was oxidation on the fuse leg. The fuse wasn't blown, but when I finally wiggled it, the radio came back on.
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Post by 985crabs on Jul 20, 2018 13:21:38 GMT -6
Juan, that's a good story. Congratulations. You really should see Phil's rewire photos. They are a thing of beauty.
When I get in a good chop and the hull is pounding down on some waves my Garmin GPS shuts down. If I press the power button it comes right back on. Do GPSs have a shock sensor or something in them that would cause them to shut themselves off?
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Post by gnrphil on Jul 20, 2018 16:31:44 GMT -6
Thanks for the compliment Mr Crabs, I plan to improve it further this winter as some additions have messed things up a little.
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Post by Juan on Jul 20, 2018 16:55:44 GMT -6
Do GPSs have a shock sensor or something in them that would cause them to shut themselves off? IDK but I don't think so... sounds like a loose wire or maybe a solder joint somewhere to me. True story about the wire coming loose in heavy seas.. I tried to get in one more day of snapper fishing before the season closes this weekend but the weather didn't cooperate and the guy that went with me was popping sea sick pills and puking his guts out before we even got out of the channel. I needed to run about 15 miles out and only made 4 or 5 before deciding to fish closer to shore.. didn't catch any snapper but we did catch a bunch of small sharks and 18 white trout so the day wasn't a total waste of time. |
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Post by Simple Man on Jul 20, 2018 22:30:19 GMT -6
It was nice over here today. We had a great day fishing. Speaking of wires, I went fishing this am and noticed the boat was sluggish on take off. Also noticed that it was riding stern heavy. Went and looked in my bilge and I had water almost all the way up to the hatch. Evidently my bilge pump quit pumping at some point and rain water/wash water/seepage filled that dude up! My gas tank was under water up to the hose connections on top. After some on the water trouble shooting, I found a corroded fuse on the power supply to the bilge pump. Changed the fuse, pumped the bilge out and off we went again. Make it a point to check your bilge if you leave your plug in!
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