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Help me re-wire Montauk Stern light
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| BBQ Boy |
Posted on 07/23/16 - 11:46 AM
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What are these two wires coming from underneath the panel from the gunwhale? I'm guessing it's from the dash switch?
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 07/23/16 - 11:49 AM
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Those are the positive and negative wires to your bow light which is why your bow light works.
See post #16 on the first page of your thread here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...ost_143902
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| gchuba |
Posted on 07/24/16 - 8:54 AM
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You show pictures and ask questions......but research and look at how they are connected on the other end. Who knows what was done to your boat by previous ownership. I truly doubt (as well as hope) there are no splices midway. Get down and dirty.....lay on your back and stick your head up under the connections......curse when you lean back and ruin a pair of glasses (like I have done).......and really get to know the wiring and fusing of you boat. You may have a poorly placed aftermarket inline fuse that is blown. Who knows until you research.
Garris
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| BBQ Boy |
Posted on 07/26/16 - 7:04 AM
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gchuba wrote:
You show pictures and ask questions......but research and look at how they are connected on the other end. Who knows what was done to your boat by previous ownership. I truly doubt (as well as hope) there are no splices midway. Get down and dirty.....lay on your back and stick your head up under the connections......curse when you lean back and ruin a pair of glasses (like I have done).......and really get to know the wiring and fusing of you boat. You may have a poorly placed aftermarket inline fuse that is blown. Who knows until you research.
Garris
I have been doing that as well. Thanks.
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| gchuba |
Posted on 07/26/16 - 9:01 AM
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Good. Are the connections factory original. Any changes in the wire color or sizing from the other end. Have you run tests for continuity with the wire or switches. Charge getting through the switch. Have you checked the negative connection in the wire. A simple test you might run is put the switch in the on position.....take the light that you know works and attach one of the wires to the negative of you battery with a temporary connection....take the other wire from the light take turns connecting to the different wires at the stern area.
Garris
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| BBQ Boy |
Posted on 08/09/16 - 4:26 PM
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I haven't had time to look uno this any further, but the other night I was fishing and I started to head in as it got dark. I decided to play with the light and hooked it up. NaDa!!! So i said the hell with it and drove back to the ramp without the light working. All of a sudden he light came on when I have the motor a lot of power in the hole shot and the light came on for about 10 seconds. When i backed off the throttle it stopped working. I couldn't get the light to do it again.
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