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8122pbrainard 
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 Posted: September-10-2016 at 4:21pm |
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Dan,
See if you can get a screw type terminal block before having to use the Noalox. In the long run, I feel it would be a better solution plus, less messy!   Premade jumpers are available. 
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planejob
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Posted: September-10-2016 at 6:15pm |
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I'm worried that you are fixing your grounding issue only to introduce another issue that will bite you in a few months. They make marine bus bars, and some guys are artists with wiring.
Check out this guys effort: (stolen from the hull truth) 
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flyweed
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Posted: September-10-2016 at 6:42pm |
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you guys talked me into it! Heck, this aluminum bus bar was only $3.00, so since I have to wait for my new push button breakers to arrive, I'll just order up a Marine Grounding block too.
Pete - those bus bar photos you posted above...aren't those "individual circuits" per each two screws? I mean, there is nothing underneath them connecting them all together is there? I mean, that's why they call them "2 circuit" , "4 circuit", "6 circuit" and so on.. |
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'93 Ski Nautique NWZ, Air Boom Tower
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KENO
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Posted: September-10-2016 at 6:59pm |
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Hi flyweed
Go back and look at Pete's picture of the terminal blocks and the little picture underneath them. It says "premade jumpers available" and shows one. That's what they're for. You can jumper together as many circuits as you want with them so order a good number of those too. KenO |
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63 Skier
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Posted: September-10-2016 at 9:39pm |
Dan, while you are waiting for your new breaker, you could do the above to prove out that everything in the dash has proper voltage once you have a known good breaker. I did this to rule out a problem about a month ago, takes a minute and you'll have the answer. Also ..... just a compliment on being very receptive to advice given here. |
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flyweed
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Posted: September-10-2016 at 11:22pm |
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63 - I will certainly do the wires over to the "blower" breaker tomorrow and test it out sounds like an easy enough test.
Hey, as far as being receptive...I have owned boats for years now, but this is my first ever Inboard/direct drive..and there are TONS of you guys who know alot more than me, so I am eager to learn as much as I can on maintenance, upkeep and repairs. |
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flyweed
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Posted: September-11-2016 at 5:56pm |
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Ok, how is this "grounding" bus bar?
I picked this up, of ALL places, WAL MART! Stainless Steel, plus a clear cover Is this a good one? 
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'93 Ski Nautique NWZ, Air Boom Tower
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spiralhelix
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Posted: September-11-2016 at 6:43pm |
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-Spiral
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8122pbrainard
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Posted: September-11-2016 at 6:53pm |
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flyweed
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Posted: September-11-2016 at 10:51pm |
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63 Skier....Ok, I did as you said, after I got my new grounds connected, and the new Hot as well. I connected the terminals from the ignition breaker to the blower breaker and everything was "like new" on my dash..the voltmeter is reading 13 volts, ALL of the lights in the gauges worked, Heck, I tried the horn (which did not work before) and they were a little "squeaky" at first, but loosened up after a few pushes of the horn button, and now they work again. LOL.
So just to confirm that my ignition breaker was the problem, I cleaned it really good with contact cleaner, and a brush, and worked the breaker button a few dozen times. I reconnected the ignition wires back to the old breaker, and sure enough I had 2 volts less on the voltmeter..only reading 11 volts. So glad, all of this is slowly coming together! |
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63 Skier
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Posted: September-11-2016 at 11:32pm |
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Nice to find a simple, easy to fix solution! Doesn't happen all that often.
Have you posted any pictures of your boat anywhere? Curious to see it. |
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'63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique
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flyweed
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Posted: September-11-2016 at 11:57pm |
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Oh yeah...you can see TONS of before and after pics of my boat over at this thread:
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39775&PN=1&title=started-buffing-my-93-sn |
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