Since the weather warmed up I've been hard at work tearing out all of the old wiring. I started by pulling up the floor panels behind the console to get easier access to the bilge. I immediately saw what looks like a possible repair to the port side stringer. Or is there a chance it came that way from the factory?
I found a lot of wires that were cut off and a lot of questionable connections. Nothing on this boat had been wired with heat shrink terminals. Every connection was falling apart, some broke as soon as I touched them.
Everything had to go. There were at least 10 wires going nowhere. Here's a little bit of what came out:
I bench tested the 2000GPH bilge pump and float switch. The Rule Super Switch was garbage so it was replaced with a SureBail which came with a 5 year warranty. I was originally set on a WaterWitch but read a lot of mixed reviews.
The bilge was cleaned up and pump and float switch rewired. A little more cleanup was done after this picture and before I sealed up the deck again. I also cleaned up and rewired the gas tank, new ground wire and new hot lead for the sending unit.
Now my target is the console. I bought a new battery switch, ACR, fuse blocks, bus bars, battery cables, etc. I drew a wiring diagram so I have a reference when putting the whole thing together.
Here's what I'm starting with under the console - this shot was before about 10 dead wires were removed that were headed to the bilge. It's already much cleaner than this.
I'll post more as I make progress.