no power

[truckdrivinnut]

i have a 1977 dixie bass boat. I have no power to any lights or bilge pump or anything. I do however have current to my voltmeter on the dash. The motor has power to it. I have checked all in line fuses. I have tried jumping a hot wire to the lights and still get nothing. I am leaning to a bad ground but unsure. what could be my possible solutions? Thanks in advance.

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: no power

You have a broken ground wire somewhere.

 

[wcsparky05]

Re: no power

since you have a multimeter, what is your voltage to ground at the battery, first of all? secondly, how much voltage at the dash? we need not worry about current, currently.

 

[wcsparky05]

Re: no power

since you have a multimeter, what is your voltage to ground at the battery, first of all? secondly, how much voltage at the dash? we need not worry about current, currently. bilge pumps and stereos, for example.... need far more voltage to start than to run. so let me know the voltage to begin.