Your videos have inspired me to rewire my boat. I have a older '91 walk through with a '96 115hp Merc on the back. Two stroke. My questions are... 1. Do you have a video on how to set up the fuel tank wiring that would go the gauge in the dash? I am looking for how to connect it to the tank itself. I don't understand that process yet. 2. I am doing the restore because all my auxiliary options aren't working even though the starter is getting power and the motor turns over and starts just fine. I just haven't been able to find out why they aren't getting power. Any thoughts on that? 3. Can you explain a short? Or is there a video on this? Finally.... Kudos to the person running the camera, this is coming from someone who works in television production, and getting the closeups makes it so much easier to understand. Thank you camera operator!
Thanks so much for watching! I like to think that we've come a long way in our filming and editing over the last year since starting our channel. I appreciate the feedback! 1. I have a couple of fuel tank wiring videos from a full fuel system install to a simple breakdown of fuel gauge wiring. Check out my playlist titled "Pontoon Motor Rigging & Gauges" for more help. 2. Assuming you're referring to the gauges on the dash for the motor? You'll need to make sure there's a gauge harness run from the ignition harness. Depending on your style of control box you may access the plug in differently. It's typically a small black rubber plug that comes out of the control box (side mount box) or is tied into the keyswitch end of the ignition harness. It'll be a purple, black, gray, and brown wire typically that make up that harness plug in. Those are the wires that will power your gauges (you should be able to find a few examples of that on my channel too!). 3. If you're referring to the gauges not getting power you need to make sure that purple wire is feeding to the ignition or power post on the gauges, black wire to the ground, and then signal wires hooked up appropriately too. Hope this helps!!! I've done a few videos running wiring for Mercury outboards to gauges. Take a look at that same motor rigging and gauges playlist and let me know if you can't find what you need!
I will get that one done at some point here! I need to do a whole series of “whiteboard discussions” where we can break stuff like that down…as well as outboard options, prop selection, obviously cavitation, and more!
We have tons of fun, especially with the cavitation queen chiming in! Always working to put more of that into our instructional videos. Thanks for watching!
I’d always say a third pontoon is a worthwhile addition. It will help the boat float higher, handle waves and boat wakes better, and adds significant stability. It won’t likely result in any increase in speed unless you increase horsepower significantly. It will usually push heavy loads a little faster than it used to as a pontoon though.
Your videos have inspired me to rewire my boat. I have a older '91 walk through with a '96 115hp Merc on the back. Two stroke. My questions are... 1. Do you have a video on how to set up the fuel tank wiring that would go the gauge in the dash? I am looking for how to connect it to the tank itself. I don't understand that process yet. 2. I am doing the restore because all my auxiliary options aren't working even though the starter is getting power and the motor turns over and starts just fine. I just haven't been able to find out why they aren't getting power. Any thoughts on that? 3. Can you explain a short? Or is there a video on this? Finally.... Kudos to the person running the camera, this is coming from someone who works in television production, and getting the closeups makes it so much easier to understand. Thank you camera operator!
Thanks so much for watching! I like to think that we've come a long way in our filming and editing over the last year since starting our channel. I appreciate the feedback!
1. I have a couple of fuel tank wiring videos from a full fuel system install to a simple breakdown of fuel gauge wiring. Check out my playlist titled "Pontoon Motor Rigging & Gauges" for more help.
2. Assuming you're referring to the gauges on the dash for the motor? You'll need to make sure there's a gauge harness run from the ignition harness. Depending on your style of control box you may access the plug in differently. It's typically a small black rubber plug that comes out of the control box (side mount box) or is tied into the keyswitch end of the ignition harness. It'll be a purple, black, gray, and brown wire typically that make up that harness plug in. Those are the wires that will power your gauges (you should be able to find a few examples of that on my channel too!).
3. If you're referring to the gauges not getting power you need to make sure that purple wire is feeding to the ignition or power post on the gauges, black wire to the ground, and then signal wires hooked up appropriately too.
Hope this helps!!! I've done a few videos running wiring for Mercury outboards to gauges. Take a look at that same motor rigging and gauges playlist and let me know if you can't find what you need!
@@tomspontoons Thanks!
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Great video!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you!! And thanks for watching!!!!
Cavitation!!!
Still looking for your breakdown of the pros and cons of each brand of boat manufacturer 😉
I will get that one done at some point here! I need to do a whole series of “whiteboard discussions” where we can break stuff like that down…as well as outboard options, prop selection, obviously cavitation, and more!
you guys are funny need more funny stuff
We have tons of fun, especially with the cavitation queen chiming in! Always working to put more of that into our instructional videos. Thanks for watching!
Hey I wanted to ask would it be worth adding a toon to a 18 ft pontoon? If so what size of toon would I buy it’s a 1994 Voyager
I’d always say a third pontoon is a worthwhile addition. It will help the boat float higher, handle waves and boat wakes better, and adds significant stability. It won’t likely result in any increase in speed unless you increase horsepower significantly. It will usually push heavy loads a little faster than it used to as a pontoon though.