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1987 Outrage 18 Transom-mounted component
hankdonovan	#1  Posted on 07/19/10 - 7:02 PM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/12/06	Greetings, all-- As I was preparing to mount a sonar transducer on the starboard side of the transom, I observed an item: disk-shaped, about 1.25" diameter, very solidly mounted with screws below the waterline, and attached to a green wire running up through a clamshell through-hull, and then into the rigging tunnel. A careful look under the console did not reveal this same green wire. I have not had much success in researching this item, which appears to be the same vintage as the hull. Is this a ground plate for an older-style radio or what? Thanks, Rev. Harry
Jeff	#2  Posted on 07/19/10 - 7:20 PM
Member Posts: 1987 Comments: 34 Joined: 04/02/05	The green wire runs into the fuel tank cavity and connects to the tank itself. Here is the product info for the fuel tank grounding kit. http://www.whalercentral.com/photogal...hoto_id=66 http://www.whalercentral.com/photogal...hoto_id=67 1993 23' Walkaround Whaler Drive
Joe Kriz	#3  Posted on 07/19/10 - 7:25 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Harry, We have had that photo in the Part Photos section since the beginning of time. Take a look through the OEM Part Photos section and view all the original parts we show there. http://www.whalercentral.com/viewpage...page_id=69 We encourage everyone to take a few minutes and look through those photos. We spent a lot of time taking the photos and posting them along with part numbers and where to buy, etc... and if they are still available.
hankdonovan	#4  Posted on 07/20/10 - 3:54 PM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/12/06	Greetings-- And many thanks for helping me identify this component, If it serves as ground to the fuel tank, should it be kept bright? (Currently, it has several layers of non-ablative bottom paint covering it.) KInd Regards, Rev. Harry
Joe Kriz	#5  Posted on 07/20/10 - 4:23 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	It should not be painted or coated in anyway... Follow that green wire and it should be connected to the fuel tank in the stern near where the fuel line connects and then a wire from there went up to the fuel gauge area.
hankdonovan	#6  Posted on 07/20/10 - 6:42 PM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/12/06	Many, many, many thanks for this information, and all the valuable information I have gleaned from this site. I will strip and shine this ground plate ASAP Kind Regards, Rev. Harry
JohnnyCW	#7  Posted on 07/21/10 - 7:48 AM
Member Posts: 684 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/16/09	As a side note, newer Whaler models do not have the transom mounted grounding plate. The fuel tank and fuel filler are bonded together then to the negative side of the boat's electrical system. With the boat in the water, the motor itself bonds the system to the body of water. I take a hand wire brush to the grounding plate on my Whaler's transom when it looks like it needs to be cleaned up now and again. Whatever you use to clean it, don't get too aggressive and erode the material which I think is some alloy of bronze.