1975 Southwind 20 Wiring Diagram

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   Hello,  I am looking for a wiring diagram for my 75 Southwind 20.   Both the dash and complete boat schematic would be great.  In particular there is a large orange wire (I think it maybe coming from the alternator.  It went to an inline fuse holder that I found behind the dash.  Problem is it was disintegrated.  I do not know the size it should be fused at. It does not look like there was an overload or short.  In my first career I was a journeyman electrician, so I am kind of familiar with  electrical overloads.  But, I do admit that marine and auto wiring is much different.   Any help would be appreciated.   By the way I am not that far away from the Correct Craft factory, so if anyone has a contact there I would be happy to drive down to see what they have.

Regards,

Gary 

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oldskiboat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: June-16-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldskiboat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 1975 Southwind 20 Wiring Diagram Posted: March-03-2019 at 6:50pm
	Hello, I am looking for a wiring diagram for my 75 Southwind 20. Both the dash and complete boat schematic would be great. In particular there is a large orange wire (I think it maybe coming from the alternator. It went to an inline fuse holder that I found behind the dash. Problem is it was disintegrated. I do not know the size it should be fused at. It does not look like there was an overload or short. In my first career I was a journeyman electrician, so I am kind of familiar with electrical overloads. But, I do admit that marine and auto wiring is much different. Any help would be appreciated. By the way I am not that far away from the Correct Craft factory, so if anyone has a contact there I would be happy to drive down to see what they have. Regards, Gary
	Gary The Villages Fl. 75Southwind 20

oldskiboat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: June-16-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldskiboat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-03-2019 at 6:52pm
	To be clear the fuse holder was the part that was damaged or a better word would be gone. Just the metal parts were still there. The orange wire looks like a 10 gauge size.
	Gary The Villages Fl. 75Southwind 20

8122pbrainard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41040	Post Options Post Reply Quote 8122pbrainard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-03-2019 at 7:28pm
	Gary, The orange wire would be the main + feed to the ammeter. determining the fuse size would be a factor of the gauge of wire and the size of the alternator. Take a look.
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8122pbrainard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41040	Post Options Post Reply Quote 8122pbrainard Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-03-2019 at 7:30pm
	Here's a diagram of the era:
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	Here's a wiring diagram for a PCM engine from that time period. The Orange wire ran up to the ammeter from the alternator. The diagram shows both the wiring arrangement for an ammeter and for a voltmeter Just a guess but I think maybe there's been some "creative wiring" done over the years because there wasn't a fuse in that wire originally You may have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a dash wiring diagram

KENO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: June-06-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 10641	Post Options Post Reply Quote KENO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-03-2019 at 7:35pm
	I guess I'm a little slow today Pete I hate it when we agree

oldskiboat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: June-16-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldskiboat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-03-2019 at 7:44pm
	Thanks for the quick replies. I kind of agree with the lottery reference. But who knows. I did also send a note to Correct Craft and if they have one (or many) maybe I can do some posting into the reference area. I am not that far away about an hour.
	Gary The Villages Fl. 75Southwind 20

KENO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: June-06-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 10641	Post Options Post Reply Quote KENO Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-03-2019 at 7:55pm
	Here's a diagram that may be worthy of a cheap lottery ticket................maybe It's for about the 82 model year, but does show an ammeter and the rest of the dash wiring for an 82. There's probably some resemblance. It came from the PN website originally

oldskiboat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: June-16-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldskiboat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-05-2019 at 4:47pm
	This looks a lot like what I have. Great Work! Thank you for sharing.
	Gary The Villages Fl. 75Southwind 20

oldskiboat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: June-16-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 92	Post Options Post Reply Quote oldskiboat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-19-2019 at 2:24pm
	All done, After I took a good look at the other meters I decided to replace the Oil, water temp, and Amp meter also. So now they all look correct, have all new stakons (closed end wire clamps) I also joined a bunch of common black wires together with a copper split end bolt connector and used rubber tape and plastic tape to cover it. I did that instead of having a large number of connections on the common connections of each meter. In any case all are working correctly and it is much cleaner back there.
	Gary The Villages Fl. 75Southwind 20

1975 Southwind 20 Wiring Diagram

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