Time for some re-wiring maintenance ...
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Time for some re-wiring maintenance ...
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:yikes
Good Luck with that project! I know house wiring, yet I'm baffled by boat wiring. Go figure! :)
On a lot of boats, the wiring seems like an afterthought, and a poorly executed one.
Good luck. I finished rewiring my Pontoon last year. I just organized what I did on the fly for 5 years on my Pontoon. Looks lots better, almost professional looking. Well, kinda.
I don't think you have enough seat bases up on that front deck. After wiring issues are sorted maybe could add a couple more [emoji23][emoji23] in all seriousness I hate electrical wiring. I'm learning slowly but surely to do it the right way the first time around though.
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I did my boat last year when I got it. I know what every wire goes to, but I pity the guy who buys it when I get rid of it lol. I guess I should have bought different colored wires. Probably 20 different red wires going up front and back.
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Most machine wiring uses 2 colors of wires with labels. Some older machines use cloth and varnish insulation which is only one color.
I installed new fuse panels. A led comes on when a fuse blows on all accessories as each accessory has it's own fuse. Helps when a fuse blows. I labelled stuff too and made up a wiring diagram for me CRS disease.
I am trying to help, but ain't much o me left to work with.
I rewired my boat a few years ago I drew up a wiring schematic as I went. Labeled fuses and fuse box. One for the front and one for the back. As I have bought some of your products I am sure your wiring will be a work of art.
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Although I have very much respect for those in this thread who will tackle wiring and electrical issues.
I have a general rule that "I don't do electricity"... and it has worked out flawlessly for me so far.
Quite a project, I wish you well. I keep mine simple.
K, every man has to know his limits.
Now that looks like a project for the cold hard winter.
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Are those LB's mounted to the deck?
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10 transducers multiplied by 20ft cable for each transducer = 200ft of Transducer cable that has to be stored somewhere ...
Plastic LB’s (and other sizes) make good cable management storage ...
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Dang man, that's hardcore! Straighten those hanging shovel handles. That's the first thing my OCD noticed. :Rofl
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That looks like a Star ship out of Star Wars. Lol good luck
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I thought it was gen1 of a lunar crappie fishing boat. Looks like it was wired by a Navy nuke electrician.Quote:
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You guys haven't seen anything until you look under my rear deck and the bow deck on my Excel Bay Pro 230. As he always does, Rickie does my wiring and rigging and his work is truly beautiful. I've had to deal with an OCD family and he's one of the tops.
So ... the main idea is adding electronics to the front ..: and I had no more room in the wire runs for more dedicated 10gauge wires from the battery ...
The conclusion was to remove all the current 10gauge pairs and pull in their place a pair of 4gauge to a Blue Sea Fuse box in one of the plastic LB’s mentioned earlier in the thread ...
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Then I just run short 10gauge drops to each electronic device ...
Note: 4gauge should have me covered up to max 50-60 combined total amps at 20ft ...
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With all those electronics, what do you use the little eagle for?
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You sure you aren't working for the US Navy on the side? Good gosh.
I like the gray boxes. They allow for tidy installs.
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I got the piece of Al. Perfect. Thanks.
Almost finished ...
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Notice not all seat bases are used as seat bases ...
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Cuzz, that sure looks front end heavy. Better stay out of those four foot waves.Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
Wow!
Great job
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If you could harness the energy of his ideas you could probably power a good sized town. Amazing rigging there.
I would go nuts trying to figure out which depth finder to watch.
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When you drop your transducer array in the water....you must have to throttle up to maintain speed!
Post a pic of the console? I know all this was for the front, I'm just curious. Also where is the LVS32 mounted?
My console area (stick steer) is boring because I rarely use my big motor ... (we have enough boat ramps on Ky and Barkley Lakes that I drive by road to the bay I’’m going to fish) ...
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I have replaced the unit in this pic with a Lowrance HDS 9 Gen 3 with 3D SS ...
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LVS32 is mounted on my da’ducer apparatus[emoji768] fixed mount rotatable shaft model ...
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(fixed mount rotatable shaft-model) - Podunk (po dungk) A small isolated town, region, or place that is regarded as unimportant. . . .
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Looks good. The way you come up with all these ideas are amazing to me.
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U got a busy front cockpit.
I have a busy OCD brain ...Quote:
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Sorry tiefire ... missed this one ...Quote:
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The Eagle was one of the very first depth finders I ever purchased.
Kinda sentimental to it - even tho I rarely use it ...
It is kinda handy when I don’t want to deploy the 10 transducer conglomeration da’ducer apparatus® and simply need depth for simple tasks like dropping new structure or confirming a piece of structure ...
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I had to re-evaluate my shovels after this lol ...Quote:
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Is there room for any poles on the front end?
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