Extra wiring in the bow

[Fish'n Lewi]

Hey all.....I have a 06 v16 SC and there is a set of wires up front behind the panel on the bow where the trolling motor power is connected. I have talked to the dealer in my area and they were no help so I called the customer relations # for tracker and was told that the wires should be hot and they would be for connecting a depth finder in the front of the boat which is what I am trying to do. The wires are black and a red with blue/purple stripe. I cant for the life of me see this wire under the console anywhere but it does run back that way to the console. It isn't connected into the fuse panel either so is it in the wiring harness somewhere?

I have ran my own wire up front for a depth finder and connected it to the fuse panel and everything works fine but would really like to use the other wires that are installed.

any help or ideas would be sweet on what else I can attempt.

 

[browns44]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

Hi
If these wires are for the Trolling motor the wires should lead to the wiring harness to the fuse panel then back into a wiring harness that leads to your batteries. Sometimes they place these wires behind the fuse box "top" where you can't see them very well. Tale a closer inspection of your fuse box.
browns44

 

[Fish'n Lewi]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

May have not been too clear. They are not for the trolling motor, I was just saying that is where I found them up front. There is just 2 wires that go to the front of the boat and are ready to be connected into something and are ran with the nav light from the console. I just cannot find the wire (red with purple stripe) under the console and I know for a fact that it is not hooked into the fuse panel.

 

[dabalone]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

I believe the trolling motor wire has a inline fuse or circuit breaker back where it connects to the battery, possibly the wire you can't find at the fuse panel has a inline fuse also.

 

[EsoxRanger]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

Tracker has no schematic for the boat? Any power up there that is not for the trolling motor would most likely be coming from the crank battery VIA the console. DOes that boat have a fuse labeled accessory that is powering a bus the wires in question are hooked to?

 

[Kansan]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

I have an 86 X17 Tracker with the same wire to the front set up. My wires are thick maybe 10 gauge and I'm sure they were put in to help get 12 volts 17 feet away from the battery. The volt drop on smaller wire might give dim lights or issues with volt sensitive items.

 

[awilco]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

Are they 4 wires with two of them connected together?

My tv-18 has a motor tilt button next to my TM plug.

Believe they are double ground and positive for up and down for the motor.

 

[Fish'n Lewi]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

Are they 4 wires with two of them connected together?

My tv-18 has a motor tilt button next to my TM plug.

Believe they are double ground and positive for up and down for the motor.

No, I don't believe that it is trim. There are 4 wires yes, but 2 are for the nav light and then there are 2 others.

I've kinda put this to the side but will maybe put a volt meter to it once it's warmer and see if there is anything there.

 

[fishrdan]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

Here's some info from Mercury's website:

What are the general wiring colors used on Mercury outboard engines?
Mercury/Mariner Standard Outboard Wiring Color Code

Color Where Used / Function
Black All Ground
Brown Reference Electrode MerCathode System
Orange Anode Electrode MerCathode System
Lt. Blue/White Stripe Trim UP Switch
Lt. Green/White Stripe Trim DOWN Switch
Brown/White Stripe Trim Sender to Trim Gauge
Purple/White Stripe Trim "Trailer" Switch
Gray Tachometer Signal
Black/Yellow Stripe Shorting or Stop Circuit
Pink Fuel Sender to Gauge
Red Unprotected Wire from Battery
Red/Purple Stripe Protected (Fused) Wire from Battery
Red/Purple Stripe Protected (12 Volt +) to Trim Panel Control
Purple Ignition (Switch) to 12 Volt Positive
Tan Temperature Switch to Warning Horn
Tan Temperature Sender to Temperature Gauge
Tan/Blue Stripe Temperature Switch to Warning Horn
Yellow Starter Solenoid to Starter Motor
Yellow Starter to Regulator (Charging Circuit)
Yellow/Red Stripe Start Switch to Start Solenoid to Neutral Start Switch
Yellow/Black Stripe Choke (Enrichener System)
Green with Color Stripe Switch Box to Coil - Striped and Numbered
White/Black Stripe Bias Circuit (Switch Boxes)

 

[Fish'n Lewi]

Re: Extra wiring in the bow

Here's some info from Mercury's website:

What are the general wiring colors used on Mercury outboard engines?
Mercury/Mariner Standard Outboard Wiring Color Code

Color Where Used / Function
Black All Ground
Brown Reference Electrode MerCathode System
Orange Anode Electrode MerCathode System
Lt. Blue/White Stripe Trim UP Switch
Lt. Green/White Stripe Trim DOWN Switch
Brown/White Stripe Trim Sender to Trim Gauge
Purple/White Stripe Trim "Trailer" Switch
Gray Tachometer Signal
Black/Yellow Stripe Shorting or Stop Circuit
Pink Fuel Sender to Gauge
Red Unprotected Wire from Battery
Red/Purple Stripe Protected (Fused) Wire from Battery
Red/Purple Stripe Protected (12 Volt +) to Trim Panel Control
Purple Ignition (Switch) to 12 Volt Positive
Tan Temperature Switch to Warning Horn
Tan Temperature Sender to Temperature Gauge
Tan/Blue Stripe Temperature Switch to Warning Horn
Yellow Starter Solenoid to Starter Motor
Yellow Starter to Regulator (Charging Circuit)
Yellow/Red Stripe Start Switch to Start Solenoid to Neutral Start Switch
Yellow/Black Stripe Choke (Enrichener System)
Green with Color Stripe Switch Box to Coil - Striped and Numbered
White/Black Stripe Bias Circuit (Switch Boxes)

Well, I may stand corrected then this spring when I check it out....apologies to awilco and thanks fishrdan!

Thanks