Slowly working on my wiring. Now after seeing this I may step back and rethink my plan. Everything is good and working just not an tidy as your install. The one thing I did do is replace my anchor light plug with a factory original but I did run some marine wire, like you used and soldered and heat shrieked a splice to the live well. Now I have a small Blue LED for the live well. What a difference when fishing at night. Love this series, great inspiration for my project. Thanks again.
My 2001 AquaSport Osprey looked like that before I rewired it. It's crazy what some people do and the mess they leave. Using electrical tape or wire nuts to splice wires together on a boat, what were they thinking. Now it's all dressed out and looks OUTSTANDING! And now like you say it's reliable, which is the most important thing, and in the event when something goes bad it's easy to change.
Your workmanship is awesome, mine ehhh. I just rewired my 2006 KW 1720 I wish I had seen your video first before starting, My layout is different and if I had to do it again I would have followed yours to a T because it looks so clean. I could not afford the custom dash and looks nothing like yours but I did with the budget I could afford. I sanded the stainless dash insert and sprayed it with truck bed liner, I hope it lasts. If anything I have learned from your videos is PULL ALL OF THE WIRING OUT AND START FRESH. I have had tried to get by with doing the minimal changing of wires but in the end ended up changing everything. A hard lesson learned. Keep up the fantastic work!!!!
great job ! the one thing i would suggest in the marine environment is to use electrical grease on every connector thats not inside the cabin , i bought a quicksilver pilot house in 2016 which was a 2014 boat , i used an aerosol grease on every single connector i could find before i used the boat , and up to now ive not had a single electrical problem (8 years later )
I don’t own a bet yet but I love watching videos like this so much. Your level of quality matches mine. Love the wiring work and learned a lot, thank you very much.
Not sure how common it is in boating circles but in the pro audio community we LOVE tech flex wrap for cables. Not expensive and looks so much better than zip ties. I think I’ve seen a similar product for OB rigging with Velcro closure too.
@@BornAgainBoating I was just wondering how many hours were necessary to have this job completed! It's looking really good now, and convenient for future maintenance, thanks to the labels and neat cable management 👍
I use velcro wrap in many places on my boat . It has hooks on one side and loops on reverse. You can easily unwrap your cable bundles and make changes and rewrap.
I'm not much into DIY on my 22' Four Winns H220SS but I sure feel better paying what I do to get them to work on it. What a total pain in the butt to work on our boats.
I also have a Key West 1720 Sportsman and the original wiring looked just like your original wiring. I had the same original fuse panel too. Took that out real quick and used a 6-way fuse panel. The wiring for my switches was a mess and I only have 4 switches lol. When I couldn’t figure out how all the wires were connected, I just ripped it all out and rewired it the right way; with marine wire too. Now everything works lol
What a great video. My wee 'Pocket Rocket' has a couple of intimidating birds nests of wiring with so many confusing connections. All squashed into the console. I know I have to deal with it but I have been putting it off. Your video has inspired me to make a plan and get to it. One thing that amazes me though is just how much wiring, circuitry and switches there are on small boats. I guess that's a consequence of trolling motors, fish finders, accessories, etc. Thanks again for posting this inspiring video.
I also own this boat and love it the original wiring plus what the previous owner had done was a nightmare and your video has inspired me to rewire mine! My only question is is there a difference between using a fuse panel instead of just the distribution blocks that you have in your CC
Awesome video Aaron as usual. Now I noticed how to go about using two/ three core cables vs single strands and bridging the positive to the actual switch, hehe. Use a dam direct busbar or whatever it's called 😅.
Awesome work like usual. Ive done a lot of big car audio systems and this makes me wanna buy a wore out boat and do this also with all new wiring for the new electronics and extra speakers and underwater lights vs a new boat
If you don't count your time and you shop around for the parts, you can get a way better deal going that way! Just watch out for the fuel tank, transom, stringers, and make sure you have an engine that works :)
Depends, a lot of time West Marine because we have Port Supply and that gives us the best price, but also sometimes from Land N Sea, depending, prices are always fluctuating
Lol theres a lot to that, years of experience and variable depending on what you are trying to do. We have all that laid out in courses in our Boater's Program if you really want to understand and learn that stuff easily! www.bornagainboating.com/ Sorry couldn't get you wire diagrams though :/
I enjoy the channel and podcast. Any reason you didn’t add a valve to the bait well thru hull? I know didn’t have it fa tory but such a good idea and let’s you swap pump cartridge out on the water if bait well fails and of course close for safety.
Bro! I didn't even notice that there wasn't shut off valves on either one of those thru-hull fittings! Lol wow! I wonder if that's like a thing on small boats like that, I can't say that I remember how many small boats like that, that I've worked on and ever put any thought into whether or not they have a shut off valve or not. It's like one of those things that you overlook because you just think that they all have them, why wouldn't they have shut off valves on the plastic thru-hull fittings that are below the waterline? Crazy, but thank you for noticing that!
Here is the crimper: amzn.to/4du4VCi That thing is amazing! If you have to do a lot of crimping, saves your hands a bunch, and then the heat shrinks: amzn.to/3Wv0Bfy I usually use either Anchor or Seachoice heat shrink connectors, but there are a ton available, I haven't really done a trial of all the different brands available. For sure on the content ;) You're welcome!
just finishing rewiring up on my 1997 sea cat same one ground to back and split to billdge washdown and anchour light got rid of all that and ran all seperate pos neg to each
I did our aluminum bass boat a few yrs back......Every single wire with all new marine wire, marine connectors, marine heat shrink, switch panels, breakers, lights, batteries, cables. It gets expensive, QUICK!
Nice! Yeah it does, you don't realize it until you start saying lets change that, and that, and that, and then you start adding "that" to your amazon cart and going wait a minute, maybe we don't need to change "that" lol
Great video and great detail! I am doing the same to my boat as the wiring was a spider web! One thing I am rethinking after watching your video is the awg of the navigation lights. I used 20 awg instead of the 16 awg you used. Wondering if that was a mistake. Any thoughts? Thanks!!
Depending on how far the distance was, and are you using LED lights? 20 is definitely light, but, if not too far and using LED then you should be alright, they don't draw much amperage so the wire should be able to handle it. You can always turn them on and leave them on for an hour or 2 and see if the wire gets hot if you are doubting it a lot.
awesome video! I'm about to do my 1720 key west, thinking about re-wiring all the center console crap to a console battery. Can you tell me what size and length you used to do this?
I have almost this exact boat and have the same mess of wires. I wanna do this exact thing but have almost no experience wiring, if you have a more in depth guide on this I will go to your website right now
Hello George, that's awesome! It's a really nice boat! No worries, we do have a way more in depth guide on how to do the wiring of your boat. From electrical basics to wiring, that is exactly what is in the Boater's Program, there are 90 some course with hundreds of lessons all categorized and organized to make them easy to follow, understand, and searchable. But it's more than just the courses because there is also messaging and what not so you can upload pictures and videos and we do a weekly live stream where we can answer and give any thoughts on whatever you would like to talk about. We just redid the site too so it's way more interactive, it works great on mobile, but our app is still the old site style, so if you are looking only for an app with the courses, it's the old style, but the new site looks great on the phone anyone so the app isn't really necessary. But you can check it out here: www.bornagainboating.com/ Hope this helps and wish you the best of luck with your project! I would just say to figure out how in depth you want to get, BEFORE you start in on the project. That way you can have a game plan and actually get the job done and not just start opening up cans of worms and having an unfinished project that you just keep adding jobs too for years to come ;)
33:48 yo G, see where the throttle cable and multiple wires come out by the motor? That little rubber grommet thing does not look water tight at all, and ill bet some water is entering from there
I have a 17’ sea fox that needs rewiring it looks just like your boat wiring. Can you recommend a good mechanic ln the Tampa area I live in Riverview don’t need a radio and everything is working just the wires are hanging.
Lol, after recording over a few month period you forget how many times you say something lol, I was looking on how to remove more "outstandings" from the edit lol
That boat's wiring is a mess one of the worst I've seen definitely looks like a lot of people through the years was in there messing around. I thought my boat wiring was bad mine wasn't even close to that although it did have its flaws that needed to be corrected I think your boat was an electrical fire waiting to happen. Nice to see somebody who does a good job wiring. So many splices on that one wire lol. I hope a lot of people watch this and learn the correct way to wire. Keep up the good work.
Do you want to sell the jbl radio if it works? Great job on the re wire. I’m about to do the same thing. Upgrading my lowrance and installing a trolling motor on my boat.
Already did lol :) gotta fund the project somehow lol :) Thank you, wish you the best of luck on the upgrade, are you going with a new Lowrance that talks to a Minn Kota? So many options out there these days for trolling motors and fish finders, can get crazy expensive though! Next week should have the trolling motor video up, we put a Minn Kota Terrova 50" 80lbs Thrust 24v on this boat, just haven't gotten it edited yet, or calibrated :/
@@BornAgainBoating I have the terrova riptide 60” 80lb 24v and the hds 12 live. I’m going to put my hds 9 on the bow and link it to the 12. I haven’t taken the lowrance out of the box yet. I don’t know if it will talk to the minn kota. I have a jbl on my boat but it didn’t come with the cover like the one you had. Thanks for your reply to me.
I got those from New Wire Marine: 2ly.link/1z7Rf but you can get the heat shrink labeler here: amzn.to/3WClmqJ Though they are pricey lol I don't have one, yet :/
Totally depends on your situation, are you doing the work, are you trying to pay someone to do this, can you get discounts on parts? Lots of questions, if you were to pay someone to do this, probably like $20-25K depending on what you have done and the labor rate you are paying
@BornAgainBoating I'm a huge fan. Keep up the great work. I just had to swallow a big pill and take my Seafox to someone. I think it's time for you to move to Chesapeake bay area! Florida to dangerous! 😉
Sure don't, lol I make it all up as I go, I like to assess it once in the beginning and get a picture of what all we want to do, what all the parts are going to be and then kind of lay it out like that :) Wish you the best of luck on your project though! A 16 won't be too bad at all, almost identical to what this was :) depending on how far you want to take it. We try to keep up with as many comments as possible, but if you would like some cheap assistance in thinking out your project, you could look into our Boater's Program where we have messaging and a place to upload pictures and videos and then we have a weekly livestream where we can talk about whatever you want to discuss! Just something to think about whenever you start your project! www.bornagainboating.com/
How come you didn’t show the wiring behind the switches? That is my frustration I don’t have this bus bars that you do everything through. I have a rats nest of colored wiring running up to switches with a rubbery fuse nub thing under each one. But the last couple years things have been intermittent and I keep having to go behind and swap things out and test it and it’s getting very messy . Do you have a wiring diagram to show how this bus system works?
Here is more about the panel: th-cam.com/video/c-Q3J-GQcjM/w-d-xo.html But as far as a video on TH-cam with the actual diagram and break down of the circuitry, we don't have that, we have made lessons and diagrams that are in the Boater's Program: www.bornagainboating.com/ But nothing publicly on TH-cam, sorry about that. I know it can get frustrating with these older wired boats and how they just run tons of different colored wires off the switches and they change the colors and then just run the every which way in the boat, super complicated and has tons of potential failure points. We usually just rip all that junk out of the boat and start fresh so that we can run duplex to the components and then just install the junction bars to join the switch panel to the boat wiring, making it way easier to diagnose and maintain and install. But there is a lot that you need to learn and understand about the circuity and why certain things are ran and done the way they are done, which is why we have them built out in lessons in the Program so you learn the basics before the switch wiring. Wishing you the best of luck though!
I sent this same question to older post thought u may get it faster on a newer post.. can you help me figure out my wiring harness prob. I have a 1999 fisher 25 ft pontoon with a diff, newer model engine a 2004, 3.0 mercruiser stern drive with what looks like a 9 pin harness, lot of the engine compartment harness has been cut and cobbled and somewhat diff color wires attached. can you help me find the exact shop manual for my motor, PDF. the block number is 1M12054RP and i think it is OLO97000 THRU OW301999, Eng ser number is OW 001-466.. they are 8 pins in the male plug but 9 holes one looks missing, Blu, Red, Grey, Black, Brown/white stripe, Tan/Red stripe, tan and purple but i counted around 20 wires running up to dash board. side not the female connector on harness has light blue wire and male has darker blue wire other then that all the same? I hope you can steer me in right direction. Thank you for your time.
I don’t understand what people are thinking. My sailboat has all fairly new wiring on it… all connected with wire nuts. I cannot fathom how someone could possibly think that wire nuts was the way to go in a saltwater environment, it’s baffling to say the least. Not that there is much draw and doubtful that you will ever have every single light on, but the entire boat is wired in series for every single light. Use decent wire to rewire the boat and incredibly fail at every other part of it. Don’t hurt your brain trying to figure out why people did it wrong, just fix it and move on with your life.
I don't get how tf you get the wires looking so good in the bilge area working through that small hole. My access panel is bigger on my Wellcraft 195 Bay Boat and while it's a little deeper, it kicks my ass trying to get into there to do anything ...
Biggest thing about rewiring a boat is labeling new wires at both ends of the line lol. Also using industry standard wiring colors for different circuits lol
Boat wiring is super frustrating. The guy who wired my 2006 Blazer 2220 has a special place in hell. Running non-marine speaker wire for almost everything with 5 or more splices on every line…
This is a DIY for someone who has skills. I have the same size boat and the wiring is a total disaster. No bilge, float switch, or live well pumps work. All of the instrument cluster is dead as a doornail. Navigation lights are kaput. I am going out with portable nav lights and a bilge pump I can clip to a battery. There is no way in hell I can pull off what you did.
Had to, to get them off the floor, allow space for the fuel tank access plate, allow the space for the mechanical steering cable to run through the console, and makes putting the batteries in and taking them out a lot easier :) Here this goes through that process: th-cam.com/video/zDISvysgcHk/w-d-xo.html
thats outstanding the number of time you said outstanding
Lol very true statement
Your contribution to the boating community is most definitely outstanding.
Slowly working on my wiring. Now after seeing this I may step back and rethink my plan. Everything is good and working just not an tidy as your install. The one thing I did do is replace my anchor light plug with a factory original but I did run some marine wire, like you used and soldered and heat shrieked a splice to the live well. Now I have a small Blue LED for the live well. What a difference when fishing at night. Love this series, great inspiration for my project. Thanks again.
Nice! But shoot, now I need to add a light to the livewell lol
My 2001 AquaSport Osprey looked like that before I rewired it. It's crazy what some people do and the mess they leave. Using electrical tape or wire nuts to splice wires together on a boat, what were they thinking. Now it's all dressed out and looks OUTSTANDING! And now like you say it's reliable, which is the most important thing, and in the event when something goes bad it's easy to change.
I'm sure the Aquasport is awesome now!
I have same model aquasport with same issues with wiring...I'd love to see pics of yours if you don't mind...
@@BornAgainBoating do you have a network? Can you recommend someone in Brevard county Florida to do wiring etc?
@@timothystokes7443 I can send you some pictures
Your workmanship is awesome, mine ehhh. I just rewired my 2006 KW 1720 I wish I had seen your video first before starting, My layout is different and if I had to do it again I would have followed yours to a T because it looks so clean. I could not afford the custom dash and looks nothing like yours but I did with the budget I could afford. I sanded the stainless dash insert and sprayed it with truck bed liner, I hope it lasts. If anything I have learned from your videos is PULL ALL OF THE WIRING OUT AND START FRESH. I have had tried to get by with doing the minimal changing of wires but in the end ended up changing everything. A hard lesson learned. Keep up the fantastic work!!!!
Nice job on retro fitting. I just did similar to a 18’ Whaler.
Very clean and new looking.
great job ! the one thing i would suggest in the marine environment is to use electrical grease on every connector thats not inside the cabin , i bought a quicksilver pilot house in 2016 which was a 2014 boat , i used an aerosol grease on every single connector i could find before i used the boat , and up to now ive not had a single electrical problem (8 years later )
I don’t own a bet yet but I love watching videos like this so much. Your level of quality matches mine. Love the wiring work and learned a lot, thank you very much.
Thank you!
I love these videos. This getting buttoned up is so satisfying!
Not sure how common it is in boating circles but in the pro audio community we LOVE tech flex wrap for cables. Not expensive and looks so much better than zip ties. I think I’ve seen a similar product for OB rigging with Velcro closure too.
You did a really good job and people don't realize the time and effort that goes into that.
A lot of hours lol :)
@@BornAgainBoating I was just wondering how many hours were necessary to have this job completed!
It's looking really good now, and convenient for future maintenance, thanks to the labels and neat cable management
👍
I use velcro wrap in many places on my boat . It has hooks on one side and loops on reverse. You can easily unwrap your cable bundles and make changes and rewrap.
I'm not much into DIY on my 22' Four Winns H220SS but I sure feel better paying what I do to get them to work on it. What a total pain in the butt to work on our boats.
I also have a Key West 1720 Sportsman and the original wiring looked just like your original wiring. I had the same original fuse panel too. Took that out real quick and used a 6-way fuse panel. The wiring for my switches was a mess and I only have 4 switches lol. When I couldn’t figure out how all the wires were connected, I just ripped it all out and rewired it the right way; with marine wire too. Now everything works lol
What an outstanding job. I know it's a lot of work but it's so rewarding. This boat is going to look brand new when you're done.
Yeah, once we get the compound out, this thing is going to shine!
What a great video. My wee 'Pocket Rocket' has a couple of intimidating birds nests of wiring with so many confusing connections. All squashed into the console. I know I have to deal with it but I have been putting it off. Your video has inspired me to make a plan and get to it. One thing that amazes me though is just how much wiring, circuitry and switches there are on small boats. I guess that's a consequence of trolling motors, fish finders, accessories, etc. Thanks again for posting this inspiring video.
Yeah, the accessories add up super quick even on the small boats lol :) wish you the best of luck with your project!
Wow wire management at its finest. Great job looking to buy a boat and these videos will help me!!
Thank you! That's awesome, wish you the best of luck finding a good one :)
I also own this boat and love it the original wiring plus what the previous owner had done was a nightmare and your video has inspired me to rewire mine! My only question is is there a difference between using a fuse panel instead of just the distribution blocks that you have in your CC
Just back from boating. Now watchting your video. Thanks for the joy you bring.
I wish I was as good as Arron doing all this stuff!
Some should say he is outstanding!!
Excellent Video, very clean and professional work! thanks for all the great tips they will come in handy!
Awesome video Aaron as usual. Now I noticed how to go about using two/ three core cables vs single strands and bridging the positive to the actual switch, hehe. Use a dam direct busbar or whatever it's called 😅.
You got it! lol
I just rewired a clients 04 AR230. It's always interesting finding previous work from others...
Awesome work like usual. Ive done a lot of big car audio systems and this makes me wanna buy a wore out boat and do this also with all new wiring for the new electronics and extra speakers and underwater lights vs a new boat
If you don't count your time and you shop around for the parts, you can get a way better deal going that way! Just watch out for the fuel tank, transom, stringers, and make sure you have an engine that works :)
Outstanding!! Job looks awesome as always and that battery switch compartment is gorgeous! Where do you get the marine heat shrink labels?
I got them from New Wire Marine: 2ly.link/1z7Rf
But you can get the label maker here: amzn.to/4djwfU2
They are a bit pricey though :/
I just bought an 18 ft boat this video is giving me inspiration to go through and re wire it the guy before me hacked everything together
You can do it!
When you're done you'll never regret taking the time I can promise you that.
that handheld torch is a good idea for the heat shrink, im always battling with the extension cord and the damn heat gun
Yeah, you gotta get a cordless heat gun or the little torch, but just be careful with the torch
this was amazing. any eta on when you'll post the video for the hideaway batter switches?
th-cam.com/video/xuXibXf_kDo/w-d-xo.html
Where do you buy all your marine wires from? Thank you for all you guys do!
Depends, a lot of time West Marine because we have Port Supply and that gives us the best price, but also sometimes from Land N Sea, depending, prices are always fluctuating
@@BornAgainBoating thanks what awg do you use on electronics, running lights and bilge pump.
Absolutely outstanding !! 🎉
That was an awesome video. Can you show us the wiring diagram from the motor to the batteries and the busbars to the switches etc,pls?
Lol theres a lot to that, years of experience and variable depending on what you are trying to do. We have all that laid out in courses in our Boater's Program if you really want to understand and learn that stuff easily!
www.bornagainboating.com/
Sorry couldn't get you wire diagrams though :/
Add air vents to the console to get some flow that will prevent the mold.
That's a great idea! Thank you!
I enjoy the channel and podcast. Any reason you didn’t add a valve to the bait well thru hull? I know didn’t have it fa tory but such a good idea and let’s you swap pump cartridge out on the water if bait well fails and of course close for safety.
Bro! I didn't even notice that there wasn't shut off valves on either one of those thru-hull fittings! Lol wow! I wonder if that's like a thing on small boats like that, I can't say that I remember how many small boats like that, that I've worked on and ever put any thought into whether or not they have a shut off valve or not.
It's like one of those things that you overlook because you just think that they all have them, why wouldn't they have shut off valves on the plastic thru-hull fittings that are below the waterline?
Crazy, but thank you for noticing that!
Outstanding .
Really good job.Amazing result.
I would like to know what is this black panel you installed the radio on?
Where can i find it?
Thank you! It's a matte black acrylic panel, we had New Wire Marine make ours: 2ly.link/1z7Rf
nice job. im rewiring a 23 mako.this helps
Awesome video!!! What heat shrink wire connectors are you using? Also, what blue fast crimp tool is that? Thanks for the amazing content!
Here is the crimper: amzn.to/4du4VCi
That thing is amazing! If you have to do a lot of crimping, saves your hands a bunch, and then the heat shrinks: amzn.to/3Wv0Bfy
I usually use either Anchor or Seachoice heat shrink connectors, but there are a ton available, I haven't really done a trial of all the different brands available.
For sure on the content ;) You're welcome!
just finishing rewiring up on my 1997 sea cat same one ground to back and split to billdge washdown and anchour light got rid of all that and ran all seperate pos neg to each
Idk why someone ever thought that was a good idea lol
Bro I wish I can work with you and learning all these things. Man you are awesome
Lol Thank you! Maybe someday :)
Great job you have a lot of patience, i would have ripped the entire electrical system and started all over again!!!
Water in the compartment from speed pickup tube that was compromised. Much better now, nice job.
I did our aluminum bass boat a few yrs back......Every single wire with all new marine wire, marine connectors, marine heat shrink, switch panels, breakers, lights, batteries, cables.
It gets expensive, QUICK!
Nice! Yeah it does, you don't realize it until you start saying lets change that, and that, and that, and then you start adding "that" to your amazon cart and going wait a minute, maybe we don't need to change "that" lol
Great video and great detail! I am doing the same to my boat as the wiring was a spider web! One thing I am rethinking after watching your video is the awg of the navigation lights. I used 20 awg instead of the 16 awg you used. Wondering if that was a mistake. Any thoughts? Thanks!!
Depending on how far the distance was, and are you using LED lights? 20 is definitely light, but, if not too far and using LED then you should be alright, they don't draw much amperage so the wire should be able to handle it. You can always turn them on and leave them on for an hour or 2 and see if the wire gets hot if you are doubting it a lot.
What did you use to clean? I'm going to rip my fuel tank out soon, so might as well re-wire and get rid of the clutter.
Tilex amzn.to/3CwduiN
where did you get the labels for the heat shrinks on the wire ends those look printed. I always love your videos. Learn so much always
I got them from New Wire Marine: 2ly.link/1z7Rf But you can get the label maker here: amzn.to/4djwfU2 They are a bit pricey though :/
awesome video! I'm about to do my 1720 key west, thinking about re-wiring all the center console crap to a console battery. Can you tell me what size and length you used to do this?
Used 4 Gauge, links are all in the description of what we used, 25' spool is what I would buy
Pressure washer is your friend ! Never seen the HIN number located like that. What brand boat was it?
Yeah, funny how some brands will do things like that, it's a Key West 1720 2004
Love those batteries. What are they?
Epoch Batteries: 2ly.link/1yj0G
If you have a stator on the engine, you will need a DC to DC converter to use as an engine battery
I have almost this exact boat and have the same mess of wires. I wanna do this exact thing but have almost no experience wiring, if you have a more in depth guide on this I will go to your website right now
Hello George, that's awesome! It's a really nice boat! No worries, we do have a way more in depth guide on how to do the wiring of your boat. From electrical basics to wiring, that is exactly what is in the Boater's Program, there are 90 some course with hundreds of lessons all categorized and organized to make them easy to follow, understand, and searchable. But it's more than just the courses because there is also messaging and what not so you can upload pictures and videos and we do a weekly live stream where we can answer and give any thoughts on whatever you would like to talk about. We just redid the site too so it's way more interactive, it works great on mobile, but our app is still the old site style, so if you are looking only for an app with the courses, it's the old style, but the new site looks great on the phone anyone so the app isn't really necessary. But you can check it out here: www.bornagainboating.com/ Hope this helps and wish you the best of luck with your project! I would just say to figure out how in depth you want to get, BEFORE you start in on the project. That way you can have a game plan and actually get the job done and not just start opening up cans of worms and having an unfinished project that you just keep adding jobs too for years to come ;)
@@BornAgainBoating thank you that helps so much. I've gone down the rabbit hole with wiring videos
look into ACF-50, used it in my aircraft mech days, its pretty amazing.
Oh, a new product! Thank you, will check it out :)
33:48 yo G, see where the throttle cable and multiple wires come out by the motor? That little rubber grommet thing does not look water tight at all, and ill bet some water is entering from there
No pun intended but I'll be in the same boat hopefully next yr, down to final sanding on my cat to get it ready for paint then all my new rigging.
Nice!
Very useful and helpful video. Thank you.
Clean work!
Outstanding 😂😂 good job mate
You need yourself a harbor freight 10x20 tent they work great 👍🏻
Yeah, agreed :) working on getting a building, maybe next year :)
@@BornAgainBoating great to hear keep up the great work🙌🏻
Wow amazing I have Learn ah lot from you man your the best 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you ;)
I have a 17’ sea fox that needs rewiring it looks just like your boat wiring. Can you recommend a good mechanic ln the Tampa area I live in Riverview don’t need a radio and everything is working just the wires are hanging.
Unfortunately I don't know too many mechanics over in the Tampa area, you aren't up to doing the re-wire yourself?
An electric pressure washer would help you clean everything faster and more efficiently. 1800 lb is gentle and effective enough.
Can you make a video how to install throttle shifting box on a OMC cobra’93
Possibly, if I ever get around a 93 cobra drive, we don't see very many of them down here :/
Have to give him credit when credit is do...he's one heck of a Tech.
Thank you!
Outstanding video!!
Thank you!
New drinking game: take a drink every time he says "outstanding"
Love ya brother 🍻
Lol, after recording over a few month period you forget how many times you say something lol, I was looking on how to remove more "outstandings" from the edit lol
Always love to see your videos here from Norway 🇳🇴🤩
Thank you!
That boat's wiring is a mess one of the worst I've seen definitely looks like a lot of people through the years was in there messing around. I thought my boat wiring was bad mine wasn't even close to that although it did have its flaws that needed to be corrected I think your boat was an electrical fire waiting to happen. Nice to see somebody who does a good job wiring. So many splices on that one wire lol. I hope a lot of people watch this and learn the correct way to wire. Keep up the good work.
Yeah it was, thank you, will do!
Very well done!
Thank you!
Do you want to sell the jbl radio if it works? Great job on the re wire. I’m about to do the same thing. Upgrading my lowrance and installing a trolling motor on my boat.
Already did lol :) gotta fund the project somehow lol :) Thank you, wish you the best of luck on the upgrade, are you going with a new Lowrance that talks to a Minn Kota? So many options out there these days for trolling motors and fish finders, can get crazy expensive though!
Next week should have the trolling motor video up, we put a Minn Kota Terrova 50" 80lbs Thrust 24v on this boat, just haven't gotten it edited yet, or calibrated :/
@@BornAgainBoating I have the terrova riptide 60” 80lb 24v and the hds 12 live. I’m going to put my hds 9 on the bow and link it to the 12. I haven’t taken the lowrance out of the box yet. I don’t know if it will talk to the minn kota. I have a jbl on my boat but it didn’t come with the cover like the one you had. Thanks for your reply to me.
Great work 🎉!
Thank you!
How much was the new dash panel? With or without switches?
I can't remember I think it was a few hundred dollars and the total was like $1600 I think but I can't remember
Where do you get the printable heat shrink printer and tubing.?
I got those from New Wire Marine: 2ly.link/1z7Rf but you can get the heat shrink labeler here: amzn.to/3WClmqJ
Though they are pricey lol I don't have one, yet :/
Try using pool shock mixed with water instead of bleach products for cleaning.
A lot of people keep saying that, added it to the list of things I need :)
Pool chrome is just double the concentrate as bleach. Both are Sodium hypochlorite
Looks awesome!
Thank you!
What would something like this cost?
Totally depends on your situation, are you doing the work, are you trying to pay someone to do this, can you get discounts on parts? Lots of questions, if you were to pay someone to do this, probably like $20-25K depending on what you have done and the labor rate you are paying
@@BornAgainBoating thanks bro, that’s more than I thought 🤑
Looking good!
Lots of work! 😢. Looks good.
Thank you!
What type of heat shrink butt connectors and labeling do you use?
This have been good in the past: amzn.to/3UcM8UV
And the labeler is expensive: amzn.to/4h9b49F
Heat Shrink tubing: amzn.to/3YqCTDd
@BornAgainBoating I'm a huge fan. Keep up the great work. I just had to swallow a big pill and take my Seafox to someone. I think it's time for you to move to Chesapeake bay area! Florida to dangerous! 😉
Do you have a schematic for this? I’ll be doing a very similar project on my 16 ft cc soon
Sure don't, lol I make it all up as I go, I like to assess it once in the beginning and get a picture of what all we want to do, what all the parts are going to be and then kind of lay it out like that :)
Wish you the best of luck on your project though! A 16 won't be too bad at all, almost identical to what this was :) depending on how far you want to take it.
We try to keep up with as many comments as possible, but if you would like some cheap assistance in thinking out your project, you could look into our Boater's Program where we have messaging and a place to upload pictures and videos and then we have a weekly livestream where we can talk about whatever you want to discuss! Just something to think about whenever you start your project!
www.bornagainboating.com/
How did you label the shrinktubes of the connector spades?!?
amzn.to/3A6pgzN and here are the labels: amzn.to/3UfVOy1
Para su experiencia cual es el mejor yamaha 150hp 2 siclos?
Any Yamaha 150, HPDI would be the last, but even that is a great engine!
How come you didn’t show the wiring behind the switches? That is my frustration I don’t have this bus bars that you do everything through. I have a rats nest of colored wiring running up to switches with a rubbery fuse nub thing under each one. But the last couple years things have been intermittent and I keep having to go behind and swap things out and test it and it’s getting very messy .
Do you have a wiring diagram to show how this bus system works?
Here is more about the panel: th-cam.com/video/c-Q3J-GQcjM/w-d-xo.html
But as far as a video on TH-cam with the actual diagram and break down of the circuitry, we don't have that, we have made lessons and diagrams that are in the Boater's Program: www.bornagainboating.com/
But nothing publicly on TH-cam, sorry about that.
I know it can get frustrating with these older wired boats and how they just run tons of different colored wires off the switches and they change the colors and then just run the every which way in the boat, super complicated and has tons of potential failure points.
We usually just rip all that junk out of the boat and start fresh so that we can run duplex to the components and then just install the junction bars to join the switch panel to the boat wiring, making it way easier to diagnose and maintain and install.
But there is a lot that you need to learn and understand about the circuity and why certain things are ran and done the way they are done, which is why we have them built out in lessons in the Program so you learn the basics before the switch wiring.
Wishing you the best of luck though!
Out standing lol ❤
How much is cost to rewire boat like on the video?
Not sure, I'll have a video over the next few weeks and show exactly what was spent on the project, minus the time :/
What wire crimper are you using in this video
Anchor double crimpers amzn.to/3WCSDCa
I sent this same question to older post thought u may get it faster on a newer post.. can you help me figure out my wiring harness prob. I have a 1999 fisher 25 ft pontoon with a diff, newer model engine a 2004, 3.0 mercruiser stern drive with what looks like a 9 pin harness, lot of the engine compartment harness has been cut and cobbled and somewhat diff color wires attached. can you help me find the exact shop manual for my motor, PDF. the block number is 1M12054RP and i think it is OLO97000 THRU OW301999, Eng ser number is OW 001-466.. they are 8 pins in the male plug but 9 holes one looks missing, Blu, Red, Grey, Black, Brown/white stripe, Tan/Red stripe, tan and purple but i counted around 20 wires running up to dash board. side not the female connector on harness has light blue wire and male has darker blue wire other then that all the same? I hope you can steer me in right direction. Thank you for your time.
I need your service on my boat are you in miami area ?
No I'm not, sorry
Doing a used Boston Whaler.
I don’t understand what people are thinking. My sailboat has all fairly new wiring on it… all connected with wire nuts. I cannot fathom how someone could possibly think that wire nuts was the way to go in a saltwater environment, it’s baffling to say the least. Not that there is much draw and doubtful that you will ever have every single light on, but the entire boat is wired in series for every single light. Use decent wire to rewire the boat and incredibly fail at every other part of it. Don’t hurt your brain trying to figure out why people did it wrong, just fix it and move on with your life.
You can guarantee that all of the engine wiring, all of those zip-ties, was done at the factory.
I don't get how tf you get the wires looking so good in the bilge area working through that small hole. My access panel is bigger on my Wellcraft 195 Bay Boat and while it's a little deeper, it kicks my ass trying to get into there to do anything ...
Lol lots of time :)
How many hours approximately did it all take to rewire?
This project, for the rewire about 30ish, the whole boat, probably around 120ish
Biggest thing about rewiring a boat is labeling new wires at both ends of the line lol. Also using industry standard wiring colors for different circuits lol
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You the man!
@@BornAgainBoating I beg to differ amigo….. You Da Man!
Us Navy: 90% of all electrical failures are due to poor connections
I could see that for sure!
You did nice clean job I would have hired you in minute
Thank you!
Boat wiring is super frustrating. The guy who wired my 2006 Blazer 2220 has a special place in hell. Running non-marine speaker wire for almost everything with 5 or more splices on every line…
Do yourself a favor next time and buy an Ultra Float Switch. You will stop buying float switches from failing all the time.
Hay ca va bien ❤❤❤❤❤❤
What would really be outstanding would be if your web site actually worked.
Our apologies, what's not working on the site? We just redid the whole site this weekend, thank you!
outstanding video. PS delete the speedo
This is a DIY for someone who has skills. I have the same size boat and the wiring is a total disaster. No bilge, float switch, or live well pumps work. All of the instrument cluster is dead as a doornail. Navigation lights are kaput. I am going out with portable nav lights and a bilge pump I can clip to a battery. There is no way in hell I can pull off what you did.
I don't understand why you made the stand the batteries sit on. It seems that it takes up space and has on benefit.
Had to, to get them off the floor, allow space for the fuel tank access plate, allow the space for the mechanical steering cable to run through the console, and makes putting the batteries in and taking them out a lot easier :)
Here this goes through that process: th-cam.com/video/zDISvysgcHk/w-d-xo.html