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08-01-2016, 03:36 PM
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Finally on the water
I know I have had my Seafari for well over a month and the weather up here has been near-perfect for boating but we finally got the boat out for the first time this weekend. It was just a quick spin and everything worked except for one thing, the fuel gauge. It is an old Medallion gauge that is original to the boat ('78). Does anyone know what the resistance range is this vintage gauge reads? I checked continuity between the gauge and sending unit, the grounds as well as 12v across the gauge. If I short the gauge it reads full. In practice however it doesn't move. I now the tank was changed by the PO and I assume by the look of it the sending unit was too. I'm also assuming since its newer the sending unit is a 240-ish to 30-ish ohm unit. Since everything seems to check out on there own I'm trying to figure out if this I just a compatible problem.
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08-01-2016, 08:44 PM
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If the gauge pegs when you short it out, you have a bad sending unit
or pink wire (tank to gauge) You said you checked the grounds.. Do not worry about resistence. Buy your self a new WEMA sending unit.
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See ya, Ken ©
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08-01-2016, 10:17 PM
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Thanks. Using the search, "WEMA sending unit" shows up so many time I half expect a pop-up every time I open a thread.
I did pull new wires for to the sending unit. That's why I knew the continuity is good. For an extra $30 I think I'll just change them both.
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11-09-2016, 03:52 PM
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RIP Yellow Seafari
So I took a second this morning to notice what I thought was an ominous looking cloud formation. Well it turns out it was a fire, a big fire. Here's the sad news. I put my Seafari in storage last weekend in the building I circled in the last photo. I am not holding out hope my son and I will be pulling walleye out of Lake Erie in the spring. I had it for 4 months. That was a fast ride....
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#5
11-09-2016, 04:08 PM
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See ya, Ken ©
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11-09-2016, 07:17 PM
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I’m back to boating vicariously through you guys...
Well this puts a nail in it. It's next to the wall at the yellow arrow. I'm guessing it’s either burnt, blistered from the heat or flattened by the roof. Probably all three. Damn Glenn McLaughlin and his drone. I would have liked one night with slim hope.
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