Horn Quit!!!!

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:28 pm

Out and about last weekend and blew the horn!! one blast and it quit!! Doesnt work from the bridge or salon controls. Check and replace the fuse in the panel and it still doesnt work!! any suggestions?

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:08 pm

...might sound crazy but, I had the same problem. Mine was packed full of mud from bees. Got ride of them.....horn works fine now. I'm sure it can't be that simple

TC · Post by TC » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:43 pm

When I bought my boat the horn did not work. Took it off the boat and pulled it apart found the elelctrical contacts inside were rusted. Got a small nail file and filed them clean. Works great.
The prior owner had disconnected the wire under the fly bridge that lead to the horn and bought a hand held tooter. Go figure!

1967 seavoyager · Post by **1967 seavoyager** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:59 pm

Mine sounds like you're strangling a Duck.

Coralkong · Post by **Coralkong** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:12 pm

Check the fuse again. Check with multimeter. Check wiring right before horn.

Then clean or replace horn.

g36 · Post by **g36** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:30 am

on my f32 mine did not work when the boat was purchased previous owner had a small handheld air horn he said he used when needed. i didnt care for that. although it does get the job done. i like having things on my boat in working order. i have a single trumpet air horn mounted on the stbd side forward on the flybridge. it appears to be the original. found the small air compressor to the horn mounted under the flybridge console. verified power to it when you would hit the horn button but no sound, knew it was the compressor then. took it home and opened it up and found in the motor side of the unit, the magnets had come loose from the inside housing of the horn casing keeping the armature from spinning and thus keeping the motor from turning to develop any air pressure through the pump. i glued them back in with liquid nails all i had at the time and let it set overnight. reassembled this unit and it has now been working for the last 1 1/2 years. i guess i am to cheap, but so far so good. my point is if the horn is this type you may have the same issue. just a thought

hmc · Post by **hmc** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:52 am

CHECK POWER AT D HORN AND D SWITCH

gofish103 · Post by **gofish103** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:13 pm

just seemed strange that they made a sound one second and none the next.

they are twin trumpets, probally pull em off and see whats going on!

g36 · Post by **g36** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:31 pm

if they are air you really should consider making sure the compressor 1)has power 2) is producing air pressure could even be the air hose that is feeding them