1964 glasspar

[adice67]

I have a 1964 glasspar just bought. The lights horn radio( which is not original) do not work. There is a silver box in the back which has wiring in it along with a fuse and voltage regulator to charge battery I am assuming(bad thing to do). Any one have any idea about the wiring?
Andrew

5/19/07 Found the problem. The wiring was disconnected from the block at the accessories port. Reconnected it and everything works.

Thanks. Will rewire when I restore the boat to get it all looking nice.
Andrew

 

[Scaaty]

Re: 1964 glasspar

I would simply replace all the wiring, new fuse panel...why mess with old corroded crap..heck, its over 40 years old..
ya aint talking a lot of bucks here..

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 1964 glasspar

if it has a johnson/evinrude engine, that is the connection box for the engine. i'd just start over from the battery. run a # 8 pos and ground from battery, to fuse block, then run everything from there put an in line fuse in the postive main feed line. you could put fuse panel under dash. here's a diagram, and an inexpensive fuse block, with ground buss bar. use the switches of your choice. i've also starting using a separate switch for my bow light and stearn light. that way you don't have to buy the expensive switch.

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=186986

http://www.iboats.com/Seasense_Fuse_...-view_id.56052

 

[jmoorepghpa]

Re: 1964 glasspar

For the little bit of money just re-do everything. Seems like wiring gets kind of overlooked untill it's too late. If your horn and lights stop working---bad. If your bilge pump stops working ---- bad. If your ship to shore radio stops working----bad. If the warning lights for your motor stop working---bad. If your trim/tilt stops working---pain in the rear possibly escalating to bad. Put new stuff in. Don't just rely on crimp on connectors-- crimp then solder then 2 layers of shrink tube and use di-electric anti-corrosion gel on all your push on or bolt down connections. get some lock washers and use those too---how many times have we seen "found the problem it was a loose connection". Make sure all your wire runs are out of the way of accidental damage and if you run through bulkheads or next to anything that could abrade the wires put them in some plastic wire loom. Keep extra fuses, a couple 2' pieces of wire, crimp on connectors and crimper and some electrical tape in the little tool kit you keep in the boat. Inspect your wiring every year too.