Fletch's 1976 170 Rebuild

[kraw2]

Thanks Fletch,

I used the 13' that came in the new helm kit. A 12' would have been perfect for the original console position and rigging tray.

[kraw2]

Fletch,

Do you happen to have the wooden under gunwale rod holders that came with the 170 boats? I have some black starboard and want to make some but I don't have anything to go by.

Thanks,

Keith

[gman 82 aquasport]

You will love the Baystar set up, Installed  a Baystar hydraulic setup on my Johnson 150 and love how easy it is to steer now... Looking good...

[Fletch170]

Kraw,

Sorry man, they got tossed. All broken. I'm planning on using the taco ones. They look better IMO.

[kraw2]

What type of Taco horizontal holders are you using?

[Fletch170]

The generic ones they sell with the spinning inner ring that locks the rod in place. I actually have not purchased them yet. I do know, they aren't cheap.

[dirtwheelsfl]

They sure are sweet though!

[Fletch170]

The wiring saga continues! This is where Seabob shakes his head in disapointment! Take a look.

http://fletch170.blogspot.com/

[Fletch170]

See if you can spot the wiring blunder on the jumper block. D'oh. Look closely.

[wingtime]

Looks like you have two grounds connected to each other and nothing else.  

Did you consider using terminal block jumpers like these:  http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=4365  They would simplify things for ya.    Also I would suggest using one side of the bock for positive and the other side or negative...  or even completely separate blocks...  Bob will chime in with his extensive knowledge soon.

[Fletch170]

DING DING DING!!!!!!

I'm an idiot. I had these blocks laying around so I thought I'd make the best of them. I just need to make one more jump. Darrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[kraw2]

You need to get a Blue Sea fuse block for the positive side of the system. From the picture I can't tell what's going on. I see a small red hot wire from the positive terminal block going to another terminal block right next to the ground block??

You need to get some PVC board and slap it on the sides to hold everything.

[Fletch170]

Kraw,

The switch pannel has the fuses built in! So, unless I completely missed the boat on this (Phun intended), the main hot goes right to the switch pannel, where they are all jumped to eachother. Take a peek at the picture under the console, you can see the switch pannel smack dab in the middle.

-Fletch

[kraw2]

Now I see Fletch.

Just make sure the wire is large enough to carry the amps for the switch panel and that wire is fused within 7" of the battery or power source. You probably know that already. And make sure every wire or component is fused.

I see at the bottom of the pic with the blocks there are grounds and hots going outside of the console at the bottom. Is this for lighting?

[Fletch170]

All if the wiring is 14ga, I would have liked to use thicker, but the main "in" on the fuse pannel is 14 as well. However, EVERYTHING else is 14. Yes, the wires heading outside of the console are for the 3 courtsey mini led's. I guess we will see if that will work when I turn everything on:) If it smells like burning, I'll likely revisit the wiring concept.

I'm not sure what you mean by 7" from the battery? Meaning 7 inches from the switch pannel and the hot bus? Did you mean feet?