wiring night mare

[ncffrt]

anybody having trouble figureing out the wiring to a 1990 bastracker 1800 tf ? i am cunfused lookin up under the dash

 

[Silvertip]

Re: wiring night mare

So what are you lookiing for or what's the problem? Boats have very generic instrument panel wiring and there are a couple of diagrams in the "stickies" at the top of this forum.

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: wiring night mare

anybody having trouble figureing out the wiring to a 1990 bastracker 1800 tf ? i am cunfused lookin up under the dash

Rarely on an older boat is the original wiring left intact. Well meaning individuals go about adding accy's and replacing non-functioning gauges etc, many times without knowing the correct way to go about performing the work. The result is often a tangled mess of multi-colored wires, black tape and marattes.

How about a little more background info on your specific problem.

 

[Brendan-at-Timbuktu]

Re: wiring night mare

My advice is to take it one circuit at a time. Most circuits under the dash start at a power distribution block. Depending on what your trying to figure out start at the switch and work your way out. Don't forget to properly fuse and gauge your wires! Were all learning. Good luck.

 

[wifisher]

Re: wiring night mare

I have found that many times, if the wiring is that much of a mess it is easier to tear it all out and do it properly than to even try to make sense of it. The things that people do sometimes can be dead wrong, or if not wrong, just make no sense. Also helps a lot if you label your wires.