Electrical Rebuild 79 170/Shaft extension motorguide FW71-FB

[kraw2]

Thanks sb - I will definitely switch out, wasn't sure what to use. There is some real weirdness with the wiring, seems like someone spliced a bunch of stuff to things for no apparent reason - all of which are gone at this point but the chaos remains.

On the push pull switches will any slot type connectors work to rewire?

Like Seabob says change the switches. The "slot type connectors" you mention are all the same size. .250 inch or 1/4". The difference will be male or female and you can get these in heat shrink also. The color of the connector determines the wire size they fit. Since you already started buying them you will easily figure it out.

[alandry100]

Mounted the trolling motor today. Decided to cut the bow rail. I like the support of it with the kids so this was the only option.







I hate the black - but it was free, I will switch with a saltwater wireless when I can afford it - which will probably be never!!

The crown on the bow was a little of an issue. I went with nylon spacers on two of the holes. It is very tight now - I will keep an eye on it as the base is only catching half of one of the spacers. If they compress there will be loosening.



The mount is also not long enough with the 50" shaft - I will have to manually extend with the column to full depth when running then "choke up" when I run - kind of a pain but if I do not do it - this is what happens. Is there an inexpensive fix for this?



Left to do - thread the battery cables from the console to the bow. I have ordered a 50 amp breaker and an in-line quick connector.

A little original badging to sign out on.