Electrical Wiring in South Florida

contylhil · #1 07-31-2009, 06:38 PM

Thanks - all of you. I have been thinking about doing it myself for the same reasons you all mention. After all, as long as I can follow one wire to the next connection and take my time, I should be able to get it done one at a time. Might even learn something useful. Mike

BigLew · #2 07-31-2009, 08:19 PM

It's like a weight lifting program. It is painful at first and a real challenge to start, but when it is done, you look good, feel better and know how to keep it that way!!!!

Your new mantra,"I'm not a 98 lb. weaking... I'm not a 98 lb. weak..." You get the idea.

Further more, you can charge your friends a "consulting" fee! Just kiddin...

eggsuckindog · #3 08-01-2009, 03:55 PM

Also you'll need a crimper tool and a couple boxes of butt connectors red and blue and go rock'in - if have an old throttle cable the inside SS wire is what the marinas use a feeder cable - but just duct tape some new ones to the old and feed them thru a couple at a time - 2 people works best

be sure to pull 2 extra pairs (4) wires through when you pull - makes adding stuff and/or replacing a glitch easy - you will need to get a piece of wire with an alligator clamp for the negative side of your little tester to get to the bildge area - you need to make sure you are on a GOOD ground under the console or battery.
If your fat and old like me, get everything down in the boat so you just have to roll around rather than get up

Blue197320 · #4 08-01-2009, 05:34 PM

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Also you'll need a crimper tool and a couple boxes of butt connectors red and blue and go rock'in -
be sure to pull 2 extra pairs (4) wires through when you pull - makes adding stuff and/or replacing a glitch easy - If your fat and old like me, get everything down in the boat so you just have to roll around rather than get up

i want to add a little to your suggestions. make sure the wire connectors are at least heat shrink connectors. also with the pulling the extra wires is a great idea. i also left a few extra pull strings in my cable run as well. you can lube the wire your pulling with some dish soap. sometimes will make them slide thru very easy.

Caymanboy · #5 08-02-2009, 12:48 PM

I'm in Lauderdale, it you get in a bind, give me a call, be happy to help you. Got a couple a Seacraft projects I'm working on.

vcs · #6 08-03-2009, 12:15 AM

Coating your connections with dielectric grease will help stop corrosion. I just rewired my 23' sf also if you get different colored wires it will help you in the future trouble shooting connection problems

eggsuckindog · #7 08-05-2009, 01:12 AM

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Also you'll need a crimper tool and a couple boxes of butt connectors red and blue and go rock'in -
be sure to pull 2 extra pairs (4) wires through when you pull - makes adding stuff and/or replacing a glitch easy - If your fat and old like me, get everything down in the boat so you just have to roll around rather than get up

i want to add a little to your suggestions. make sure the wire connectors are at least heat shrink connectors. also with the pulling the extra wires is a great idea. i also left a few extra pull strings in my cable run as well. you can lube the wire your pulling with some dish soap. sometimes will make them slide thru very easy.

I don't use the heat shrink ones personally just regular butts and Liquid electrical tape - getting heat down in the bildge and getting it right seems tougher than slopping L.E.T everywhere - damn that stuff LOL Plus I'd use the L E T even with them so why pay more the reg ones are enough $ as is

I wish I would tagged them somehow too - would make easier to chase down an issue, especially at the fuse block, mine occasionaly just won't get a good connection and I have try a couple to find the correct fuse - I want to do that

2 bildge pumps to by the way, I have a big one and a small one, they go out sometimes, my small one just quit last weekend - still running just no water ( means wiring is OK

) but with the other back up no big deal

Blue197320 · #8 08-05-2009, 05:17 PM

egg, what size pumps are you running in your boat?? i have 2 right now but i wanted to put one on either side of the center stringer to make 3.

DonV · #9 08-05-2009, 06:28 PM

Hey Dog

Have you seen the heat shrink ones at Home Depot with the ring of solder inside the shrink?? Made by TYCO. The bare wires just go side by side inside the connector, you then heat the shrink and it somehow melts the solder ring and it melts into the bare wires. Seems kinda expensive though. I've been buying my connectors through genuinedealz.com, much cheaper. No tax and free shipping. I'm a cheap bastard....what can I say?

Blue197320 · #10 08-05-2009, 08:14 PM

i used genuinedealz to get alot of wire and stuff when i re-did my boat.