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flybridge wiring and removing of possible shorts.

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:24 pm
by chauzer
okay, as most of you know i removed the flybridge off of my f30. i pulled the wiring harness down from the top and stashed it in the side behind the starboard side panel. is there anything that is going to have to be "dead ended" or wired together so everything works on the lower station,etc?
i never traced the wires to the panel so maybe it would be just as easy to remove the whole harness (?).

gotcha on the thread title!! and you thought it was going to be naughty!

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:31 pm
by Allen Sr
I would make sure that there were no possible hot wires to short out. If it is a harness then I would remove it.

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:44 pm
by prowlersfish
Agree , if you can remove it do so but if not tape them up , or disconnect at the source

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:09 pm
by summer storm
I think you will also have to change your oil and temp sensors on your engines. I believe they are set up for 2 gauges and will not work correctly on just one.

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:52 pm
by Allen Sr
summer storm wrote:I think you will also have to change your oil and temp sensors on your engines. I believe they are set up for 2 gauges and will not work correctly on just one.
I agree, sorry forgot about that part. :oops: :oops: :oops:

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:47 pm
by prowlersfish
Allen Sr wrote:
summer storm wrote:I think you will also have to change your oil and temp sensors on your engines. I believe they are set up for 2 gauges and will not work correctly on just one.
I agree, sorry forgot about that part. :oops: :oops: :oops:

I also agree .

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:48 pm
by foofer b
And don't seal up any holes in the top with white 4200, it turns yellowish. Maybe 5200 will hold it's color?? Anyone??

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:09 pm
by prowlersfish
foofer b wrote:And don't seal up any holes in the top with white 4200, it turns yellowish. Maybe 5200 will hold it's color?? Anyone??
Use 4000 it holds color 5200 & 4200 turn yellow

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:16 am
by wowzer52
The 5200 I used has held its color for several years but the 4200 turned yellow over night.

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:29 am
by aweimer
foofer b wrote:And don't seal up any holes in the top with white 4200, it turns yellowish. Maybe 5200 will hold it's color?? Anyone??
I have 5200 on my top side around the front hatch, no yellow here. All is good.

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:32 am
by foofer b
Thanks for straightening me out WOWZER. And yeah it was overnight. Really pissed me off. You think they would warn you.

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 11:55 am
by prowlersfish
5200 turns dull slighy yellow to me the quick dri 5200 seems to yellow some ( not as bad as 4200).
4000 stays glossy and it looks good overtime . looks better then 5200/4200 from day 1

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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:12 pm
by chauzer
i filled the holes with great stuff foam (never again) and then covered them, top and bottom, with marine tex. it matched quite well with the roof color. the only opening i'm still puzzled about is the big one where the wire harness runs up but i have a few ideas.
thanks for the info on the wiring harness. i would have never thought about the dual sender for the temp gauges. i have to keep the wire for the mid-ship light, the rest can be fired.
anybody need a flybridge?! :lol: :lol:

Re: flybridge wiring and removing of possible shorts.

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:19 pm
by hammerhead
i know this is an old thread but i have a question. if disconnecting the top wiring harness to the gauges do i have to change the sending units? today we had an electrical issue in which the flying bridge wiring harness shorted out and totally fried the harness. i totally unhooked all the port side wires from the junction box upstairs . i will probably wait till we pull the boat to totally rewire the upstairs do to time constraints but would like to use the boat till then

Re: flybridge wiring and removing of possible shorts.

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:21 pm
by prowlersfish
Depends on the brand of gauges . Most need a different sender. But on AC I believe you need a different gauge for single stations . What year and what gauges ?


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