flybridge wiring and removing of possible shorts.

[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!

[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.

[prowlersfish]

Agree , if you can remove it do so but if not tape them up , or disconnect at the source

[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.

[Allen Sr]

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.

[prowlersfish]

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.

I also agree .

[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??

[prowlersfish]

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

[wowzer52]

The 5200 I used has held its color for several years but the 4200 turned yellow over night.

[aweimer]

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.

[foofer b]

Thanks for straightening me out WOWZER. And yeah it was overnight. Really pissed me off. You think they would warn you.

[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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[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?!

[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

[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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http://trojanboats.net/wforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10222