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picflight posted 03-30-2014 01:26 AM ET (US)
Today I cleaned the fuel tank top while I had it exposed. I noticed that a brown wire leading to the fish locker area in the [stern] had damage. I wiggle and pulled out some slack to inspect. The conductor was exposed. As I pulled the wire coiled in the boot to the bilge pump, I noticed some marine grade wiring. This is how my bilge pump is wired.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2842/13504487914_002a1ee274_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/13504251483_00b71f870e_b.jpg
sraab928 posted 03-30-2014 07:29 AM ET (US)
Very nice. I'm sure you are going to fix that.
picflight posted 03-30-2014 10:42 AM ET (US)
I am glad I caught this connection. I am absolutely going to fix it with Ancor Marine Grade Electrical Nylon Insulated Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink Butt Connectors.
DeeVee posted 03-30-2014 12:42 PM ET (US)
It never ceases to amaze me how people cob together wiring on boats. My boat is not an excellent example of electrical engineering, but I know all connections that I can access are at least safe, if not perfect.
It will be quite a while, but one day the boat will be completely de-rigged and I will completely re-wire it. As it is now, though it is basically a plate of spaghetti thrown into the console, all wiring is bundled and no wires are hanging from their terminal connections to be yanked off by someone stuffing something into the console.
Some day.
Doug Vazquez
picflight posted 06-27-2014 04:51 PM ET (US)
Fixed.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/picflight/14520635644
contender posted 06-27-2014 09:11 PM ET (US)
I would still coat the connections with some type of protection....

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Author	Topic: Poor Electrical Pump Wiring
picflight	posted 03-30-2014 01:26 AM ET (US) Today I cleaned the fuel tank top while I had it exposed. I noticed that a brown wire leading to the fish locker area in the [stern] had damage. I wiggle and pulled out some slack to inspect. The conductor was exposed. As I pulled the wire coiled in the boot to the bilge pump, I noticed some marine grade wiring. This is how my bilge pump is wired. https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2842/13504487914_002a1ee274_b.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/13504251483_00b71f870e_b.jpg
sraab928	posted 03-30-2014 07:29 AM ET (US) Very nice. I'm sure you are going to fix that.
picflight	posted 03-30-2014 10:42 AM ET (US) I am glad I caught this connection. I am absolutely going to fix it with Ancor Marine Grade Electrical Nylon Insulated Adhesive Lined Heat Shrink Butt Connectors.
DeeVee	posted 03-30-2014 12:42 PM ET (US) It never ceases to amaze me how people cob together wiring on boats. My boat is not an excellent example of electrical engineering, but I know all connections that I can access are at least safe, if not perfect. It will be quite a while, but one day the boat will be completely de-rigged and I will completely re-wire it. As it is now, though it is basically a plate of spaghetti thrown into the console, all wiring is bundled and no wires are hanging from their terminal connections to be yanked off by someone stuffing something into the console. Some day. Doug Vazquez
picflight	posted 06-27-2014 04:51 PM ET (US) Fixed. https://www.flickr.com/photos/picflight/14520635644
contender	posted 06-27-2014 09:11 PM ET (US) I would still coat the connections with some type of protection....