Rewiring the whole damn boat

[Glencoe MiniDay]

II need to rewire the whole damn boat because it was all screwed up and fried in various places so I just yarded it all out and the damn tweekers took it for scrap.

[502 JET]

Spend the extra money and buy marine wire.Regular wire turns from a nice shiny copper to black with oxidation.It will be worth it in the long run.I Only use marine coated heat shrink connectors.Standard connectors turn green and fail quickly in a boat.

[Glencoe MiniDay]

Do you live close to the Coastline??

[myoung]

This is what I'm probably gonna start with.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4608632893&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
The Code Blue guy is here on ***boat(Squirtin Thunder), maybe he can do the sweet ***boat member hook-up price. :D

[Glencoe MiniDay]

Isnt there 2 parts that you have to use for that wiring harness??

[El Prosecutor]

II need to rewire the whole damn boat because it was all screwed up and fried in various places so I just yarded it all out and the damn tweekers took it for scrap.
I just finished this job myself. I also went to the lake today and it ran!! WOOOHOOOO!!
Very much worth the effort. I still have some dialing in to do with the carb, but the ignition system and wiring are squared away. FWIW, there are some engine specific diagrams at www.cpperformance.com that are helpful.

[Glencoe MiniDay]

I was wondering if you could tell me where you saw those at??

[Oldsquirt]

CP Performance Tech Page/Instructions (http://www.cpperformance.com/Instructions/default.htm)
If you decide to make your own harness, a supplier of marine wire and electrical supplies is Ancor Products (http://www.ancorproducts.com/). West Marine stocks many of their products.

[El Prosecutor]

I was wondering if you could tell me where you saw those at??
Click on this link:
http://www.cpperformance.com/Instructions/default.htm
Go to the bottom right of the page and select your engine type.
They are good diagrams but there may be a little twist or two, particularly if you are running a points ignition that uses a ballast resistor.

[El Prosecutor]

Looks like me and Old Squirt were typing at the same time! Sorry for the double-up. :cool:

[myoung]

Isnt there 2 parts that you have to use for that wiring harness??
Yeah, I just didn't see that one on ebay when I posted this. There is still an engine harness that goes with it, but I'll more than likely make my own so it's cleaner(no bus bar).

[gregr1971]

i went to the boat salvage yard and got an outboard control box that had the 25' wiring harness, it is marine wire ,nice and covered,all the correct colors also, cost me 5.00, worked perfect, and had about 12' left over.
my .02

[myoung]

Where's there a boat salvage yard? :idea:

[gregr1971]

look for a place with boats piled up, half stripped down etc...., there are plenty here in Tejas! lots of saltwater