A'ite, now it's your turn to help me trouble shoot something.

I mentioned that I rewired my trailer last week. All new wire and grounds, what I didn't mention is that other other an replacing one side marker light, I reused all lights and the existing wiring....I also mentioned that it turned out not to be the wiring but a blown trailer brake light fuse on the truck. Well, I fished Thursday without incident, but on Friday AM, had the guy walk up that was behind me and mention my tail lights are out.....haven't checked, but I'm sure I've blown another fuse.

Any suggestions on where and how to look for the short that's popping the fuse?

Wannabe...

make sure your splices are sealed up good

Check to make sure that your bulb sockets are clean and that they are making a good connection against the bulb contacts. A lot of times these sockets get weak where the contacts press against the bulb and therefore cause a loose connection which builds up heat and in turn blow the fuse.

Another thing that I do is.....unplug my trailer lights before backing the trailer in the water....if water enters your lights it will sometimes blow a bulb and/or fuse.

Water is getting on something, I get trailers in here that have splice locks (i hate those things) always use a butt connector and on a boat the heat and seal type.

I always solder all of my connections then apply liquid tape and then heat shrink.

Hmmm....My tail lights are sealed and potted, but I'l bet they've developed a leak and that's my source of trouble. Although, I must admit I used the janky lock clips for the connections since I didn't have much time to do it. Guess I'll pull the lights and inspect them and redo the lock clips. Love them heat shrink but connectors, but dadgum they are high. I usually use the cheaper but splices and then seal with liquid tape.

Wannabe...

man....just say NO to JANKY

Replace the trailer lights with LED type and stop all the problems.

Replace the trailer

Make sure your pig tail is in your truck socket real good. I basically did the same thing and found out the pig tail was working itself out and causing the lights work sometimes.

Acadamey Sports has a trailer connector that lights up when plugged up. If the light isn't burning, your lights won't work. It's worth the money($25.00).

I vote for buying a new truck..... That should fix it...

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Replace the trailer

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great idea

New boat new trailer new truck should fix the problem.

Quit fishing....you don't have a license anyway

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Quit fishing....you don't have a license anyway

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Ouch!

replace WB

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Another thing that I do is.....unplug my trailer lights before backing the trailer in the water....if water enters your lights it will sometimes blow a bulb and/or fuse.

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replace WB

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OUCH! Rofl

Ya'll be nice to the boy. He can't hep it if he's bout worfless

Maybe the truck license is out of date?

I am pretty sure its in the transducer........

or it a bad trolling motor.........

or the 175 has gone bad......

or the HB side imager need replaced..........

it could be the 14 ft. spider rigging poles......

ahh....heck with it. I would just sell me that ole janky boat and I will worry about the problem! I am sure the problem will ease up when it has been cleaned of all Poo!

MM....shouldn't you be prefishing and verifying the background check on your partner about now? Them FBI checks take longer than you think, so you need to get on the stick.

Wannabe...

He shoulda done that last week before he fished with you!

WB, I'll try to ansewer your question with out comments on your ability to repair wiring, buying janky parts and forgeting to get a license. Checking wiring for shorts. make up a couple of jumpers with gator clips that will fit in your plug or connect to male ends.find you a self reseting circuit breaker about 10 amp install IN HOTSIDE. hook these to a battery and start checking your wiring you can also install a marker lite between clip you are hooking to wiring and breaker so you can watch it while wiggling wires.

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I mentioned that I rewired my trailer last week. All new wire and grounds, what I didn't mention is that other other an replacing one side marker light, I reused all lights and the existing wiring....I also mentioned that it turned out not to be the wiring but a blown trailer brake light fuse on the truck. Well, I fished Thursday without incident, but on Friday AM, had the guy walk up that was behind me and mention my tail lights are out.....haven't checked, but I'm sure I've blown another fuse.

Any suggestions on where and how to look for the short that's popping the fuse?

Wannabe...

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Unplug when you back in the water. If I don't I blow a fuse everytime. Just my 2

WB I fool with trucks, trailors and aall sort of lights. Like g said iwon't use those stupid connectors and don't like butt connectors. I always soilder and use heat srink. The short, check the wire going into the light socket they are bad to get necked right where it goes through the housing.

Fix you some jumpers to go from the trailer socket to the clips on a battery charger. Hook it up and where it smokes will be your short. No charge for the advice. :D I actually used to work with a guy that used that method. It, for sure, will find it or make one. Rofl

WB it sounds like you have a short, it could be the insulation rubbed off a wire.

Like some suggested it could be the water doing it.

I would hook it up in the driveway and turn the parking lights on for a while and see if it blows the fuse, if so then you know it's on the parking light wire, and then turn them off and hold the brake on and see if it blows the fuse then.

I got to buy some new lights for one of mine and I would like to have the LED like Sat suggested, they are high, but probably worth it.

I think the short is between the seat and steering wheel but also like talltimbers post........