I bought 2 - 16.5' waterproof LED light strips from Amazon and installed them in my boat. They are wired to a switch on my console dash. At the end of the first run (where the wires are) I checked my voltage and it is 10.4 volts. I tried to wire up another 16.5' to the end of the first run and...
Re: LED STRIP LIGHTING (Ins and outs info)
Just got my "Hitlights 300 LEDs Waterproof Red Flexible Ribbon LED Strip, 16.4 Ft or 5 Meters, 3528SMD Type, 12 Volt, 24 Watt" and on one end there are just bare red and black wires. On the other end there is a black adapter. Looks like it is for...
I have a courtesy light in the bow panel on a switch. The power for this comes from the fuse panel. Since I only have limited tab terminals on my fuse panel, I am using one of these. On this piggyback terminal I have the Nav lights and the courtesy light. So in essence they are both on the same...
I currently have an Attwood V750 bilge pump wired to an on/off switch on my dash. I would like to add a float switch for peace of mind.
How should this be wired?
I understand it is best to wire the float switch directly to the battery, but can I keep the bilge pump on the on/off switch?
Or...
My boat is equipted with a bilge pump, wired to an on/off switch on the console. I do not have a float switch, the previous owner never installed one. I understand the benefits of a float switch, and think (after reading about it on here) I can wire it up. But is it best to put it on a...
1992 Evinrude 120 V4
I have 3 wires coming out of my ignition. One is black, one is red and one is pink or purple(I believe). The pink/pruple one looks white in this picture because it is sun-faded, but as I trace it under the console it turns pink or purple (sun-faded). The pink/purple one is...
I have 3 wires coming out of my ignition. One is black, one is red and one is pink (I believe). The pink one looks white in this picture because it is sun-faded, but as I trace it under the console it turns pink. The pink one is smaller diameter than the black and Red.
I have traced these to...
Re: Bow roller sits under bow eye, is this right?
Well I tackled project this last night with pretty good sucess. I ended up removing the old bow eye as it would have interfered with the roller. I ended up just putting a new one about 4" lower and raising up the winch. Here are some pictures...
Boat is a 17.5' alumacraft.
1) I have a Lowrance X87 (200kHZ) transducer on the transom right side with the display on the colsole.
2) Hummingbird TX400 down viewing (200kHZ) with a transducer on the transom left side with display on the console
3) Humminbird TX400 side viewing (455kHZ) with...
I just noticed I do not have a battery Kill switch or Circuit Breaker on my Boat (Alumacraft Phantom). It does have a fuse panel though. Do I need both of these? I am thinking I do after reading some of the posts here. Any suggestions on what size circuit breaker? I like the idea of a battery...
Bought this Alumacraft phantom last fall and the bow eye hook is mounted pretty high. This looks like a factory installation. Anyway my bow roller sits under it and the winch strap over it. It makes it difficult to winch up the boat on an inclined ramp. Is this normal? Any suggestions?
Here...
Does anyone have a wiring schematic for this particular boat? I have tried contacting Alumacraft, but was told they do not keep those records for boats this old. I am trying to re-wire the bow panel up front, specifically the run/charge switch and the voltage gauge (reads up to 18 volt). I have...
While I was researching this topic, I read it is taboo to "hijack" an older thread, so I decided to create my own.
The previous owner of my boat decided he did not want to have 2 batteries for a trolling motor (too much weight, he said) and converted this one into a 12 volt only. :facepalm...
I purchased this boat last fall (1988 Alumacraft Phantom V170) with this motor on it. I have never had a motor this big before. I own a Johnson 15 hp that is bulletproof. I have a few questions about it.
-Can someone tell me the proper starting procedure? After winterizing it last fall, (and...
