Step 11-May 09-Rewiring the console: After securing the Nave light and testing it, I began to work on the display gauges, fuse box, panel switch. I felt the entire panel and electrical contacts were in need of updating and decided to just rewire/rearrange the entire set of wires under the console.
As I tested the switch panels and corresponding loads, I found that the far-right switch on the panel may be damaged. I measured the voltage on all the panel switches and they measured at 12v. However, that switch measured just 3V.
I went ahead and ordered what turned out to be a reset switch and then ordered the correct switch. But that decision turned out OK because I changed out the entire unit.
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| The Reset and Switch |
I got working on that and decided to rewire the whole unit. Since buying the boat I’ve neglected doing this and it’s time to figure out how it will look best. I purchased a ratchet crimper, heat shrink, and wire ties. A week later I also ordered new wiring and heat shrink connectors that have the lead inside to melt and weld the wires together.
It took me a couple of hours but although I feel I need to rewire the entire harness
(you can see it stretch from lower right to the upper left) At that point I had not received the new wiring. I'm also having problems finding black with yellow stripe and yellow with black stripe wire.
Finished
Although the results were not exactly the way I wanted them to be, it is a definite improvement over the cluster fuck that it was before. And the best part is that everything is connected and working. My next step is to go into the instrument panel and connect the panel lights, temperature gauge and I am going to rewire the port deck light because it seems to have a false contact. Grecia, my mother-in-law repainted my "Key Float" with orange nail polish.
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