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Old 11-05-2008, 09:35 AM
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Here, Here, Rigspelt!

Chasing electrical gremlins will eat up a lot of time. If you find questionable wiring on the boat and plan on keeping it for a while, do yourself a favor and rewire the important systems as soon as you can so you can enjoy the reliability of it as you tinker with other systems.

I had two old trucks with ammeters and had dash fires on both. The second truck I ripped out every old wire and ran a completely new and updated system. No more dim lights, dash fires or that trick with a screw driver on the starter solenoid to get it to start! (Though I always secretly enjoyed the looks on peoples faces when I'd poke around the right front tire and get the engine to roar to life!)
I've now rewired my second old boat as well and am glad I did.
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