Picked up an 86 Chris Craft Scorpion 196 yesterday and took it out today to see how it ran.....everything seems pretty good except the bilge pump.
Warning.....I'm a brand new boat owner, so keep that in mind!
The previous owner pulled the fuse for the bilge pump because he said the light indicator always stayed lit even if there was no water in the bilge. I put the fuse in today while we were out in the boat and the indicator light did come on right away put when I flipped the switch I didn't hear the pump and no water came out of the hole for it. I know there was some water in the bilge at the time.
After a while, my wife said she smelled something getting hot (we were anchored at the time) and I definitely smelled the hot electrical odor as well. I deduced it had to be the bilge fuse so I pulled it out and sure enough the fuse was VERY hot! The fuse hadn't blown but it was hot to the touch. Keep in mind, the pump was not switched on during this time but the indicator lamp was illuminated.
Where do I start my troubleshooting? Pull the bilge pump out?
Thanks!
Chris
Warning.....I'm a brand new boat owner, so keep that in mind!
The previous owner pulled the fuse for the bilge pump because he said the light indicator always stayed lit even if there was no water in the bilge. I put the fuse in today while we were out in the boat and the indicator light did come on right away put when I flipped the switch I didn't hear the pump and no water came out of the hole for it. I know there was some water in the bilge at the time.
After a while, my wife said she smelled something getting hot (we were anchored at the time) and I definitely smelled the hot electrical odor as well. I deduced it had to be the bilge fuse so I pulled it out and sure enough the fuse was VERY hot! The fuse hadn't blown but it was hot to the touch. Keep in mind, the pump was not switched on during this time but the indicator lamp was illuminated.
Where do I start my troubleshooting? Pull the bilge pump out?
Thanks!
Chris