Hamilton help
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Topic: Hamilton help
Posted By: Jezza
Subject: Hamilton help
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2021 at 8:12pm
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Hi is there anyone in the Hamilton area familiar with wiring of a boat, I have a sea nymph 14" 6 and am looking to tidy up some wiring at the battery. otherwise suggestions for decent Hamilton simple boat electrics people. J ------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2021 at 1:07pm
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Can anyone help Jezza with some advice? I'll move this post into the Boat forum also
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Big -Dave
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2021 at 3:44pm
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Yup, Jezza, Ill send you a message.. ------------- you can't fix an idiot with duct tape, but it does muffle them for a while... |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2021 at 6:01pm
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Nice work Big Dave!
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: JustAnotherSpearo
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2021 at 9:30pm
| Let me know how you get on with things, I have a go to contact we use through work for all car electrical things and he does a terrific job but has a bit of a wait time as a result |
Posted By: RogueOne
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2021 at 9:50pm
| I have the hydraulic crimpers and some other heavy-gauge battery stuff from when i changed my setup to start/house. Also done a few rewires and added VSR etc so yell out if you want a hand or need some idea's |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 3:06pm
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Hey, Thanks chaps. Had a go at it on Friday with a mate, Dave has kindly offered to help when we get out of level 3 I guess. We got the vhf and stereo working, There was allot of corrosion under the stereo and found hidden fuses x 2 that needed replacing, strange thing was the Garmin echo 150 fish finder was working before we did all that and now its not, has power at battery, at power plug and at the finder but the sucker is not doing its thing. Any suggestions are appreciated. There is one blue wire I cant work out what its for , tracing the finder wires up the boat it doesn't seam to exist .. Level 3 sucks as the water is flat this week, Lucky Thames isn't in it at present. Took dad out Sunday as an excuse to give the boat a run. Got on the water at 1 off at 6 full bin of snaps and one gurnard. woggleboggle exists J ------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 3:30pm
Hi Jezza, I'm a sparky (ex sparky). Is there any chance you connected the fish finder round the wrong way? That will toast electrics quicker than you can blink. Whatever you do don't just randomly connect wires 'to see what happens'. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Jezza wrote:Posted By: CrayZfish
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 8:04pm
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Smudge"Hi Jezza, I'm a sparky (ex sparky). Is there any chance you connected the fish finder round the wrong way? That will toast electrics quicker than you can blink. Whatever you do don't just randomly connect wires 'to see what happens'.
Smudge, you've confused me. I thought you were a professional gurnard fisherman (Ex gurnard fisherman) as your licence has expired due lack of use. Would never have picked you as a sparky, i thought sparkies were always creepy. Actually now i think of it ------------- Why choose either diving or fishing when you can do both. Besides crayfish tail is very good bait!! |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 8:58am
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He smudge , its very weird I think maybe coincidently the FF gave up working, If I can find where the blue wire actually goes ill connect it, learnt the hard way with the bilge pump connecting the wrong wires leads to wires being fried and danger on the boat. yet the FF worked after this fact. so again not sure. its good to have one at low tide at waikawau. J
------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 9:56am
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I found this on the Garmin website: Not all of the wires in the harness are required for use. To connect the unit to the power source, only the black & red wires are required (black to ground, red to positive). Here are descriptions of the other wires in the harness:
If the device is only being connected to power & do not require a NMEA interface, PC connection, or external alarm support, only the red & black wires are required.
------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Big -Dave
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 9:58am
Oi!!!, i'm a sparky too.  I'll get around to jezzas when the lockdown levels permit. We will sort it ------------- you can't fix an idiot with duct tape, but it does muffle them for a while... |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 9:59am
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If it has stopped working don't mess with where the wires go. That unit appears to have an inline fuse holder. It isn't always obvious if a fuse has blown. Either try it again with another correct size fuse or better still use a voltmeter to check you are getting a supply voltage ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 10:00am
It's all starting to make sense no isn't it CrayZfish?  ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 10:01am
We're well used to sparky jokes now though aren't we Big-Dave ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 2:35pm
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Yeah used a Voltmeter and it seams. Says that there is 12 volts at finder, and at the battery. Will replace the fuse. ------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: Big -Dave
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2021 at 9:07pm
Aye..especially from people at the mill..  ------------- you can't fix an idiot with duct tape, but it does muffle them for a while... |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2022 at 7:33pm
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HI Mate Can i get that contact number, I ended up paying a guy to come and look at the electricals , he re wired a few things and to be honest its now worse, No stereo No VHF No finder VHF and finder are essential for safety so I bought a handheld VHF but sounder still sux. Just a bilge pump that works. J
------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2022 at 7:46pm
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any help is much appreciated ------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: JustAnotherSpearo
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2022 at 7:58pm
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I can pop round tomorrow afternoon after work if you flick me your phone number in a PM Jezza. No promises Ill know a soultion or the answer, my experience is just slapping the electronics in the 4 boats the family has gone through over the years but quite happy to have a look over it and try help. |
Posted By: Kandrew
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2022 at 8:26pm
| Mate take it to pickerel auto electrical in frankton, they’ll sort it for you. |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2022 at 8:34pm
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I cant for the life of me remember how PM
My number is 0277500075 cheers man ------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2022 at 8:36pm
thanks dude last resort just paid the other guy $360 to unwork everything so will have to save for that . ------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: Bigfishbob
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2022 at 8:23pm
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Something very basic going on there mate. Give me or one of the guys who have offered a hand a yell. Your previous guy has missed a wire somewhere.
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Posted By: RogueOne
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2022 at 6:07pm
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Another thing i also do is to draw a picture of how it is currently wired up (or how you think it is) which helps to visualise things and makes picking the problems or errors much easier. |
Posted By: Jezza
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2022 at 3:07pm
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Thanks mate feel free to give us a text and you can have a look Jeremy 0277500075
------------- it's a fact woggle-bogglebee exists. |
Posted By: RogueOne
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2022 at 9:57pm
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I'm in the tron tomorrow picking something up for the wife, happy to swing by with some gear for a chat and a look if you are around. Let me know and i'll drop you a txt. |