Being a new owner could someone point me to this wiring upgrade info? Thanks Doug 5053
--- In [email protected], Don Brooks <brooksd...@...> wrote: > > Mike, It has been years since I did the engine wiring harness upgrade, but as > I remember, the biggy is to get rid of the two 8 pin plugs and re-route the > main power feed off the amp meter. The tach wire did not run through the 8 > pin plug and could have been left alone. You could disconnect the tack wire > from the alternator and do a continuity check with a owm meter, just to make > sure. If I get down to the boat today, I will check the color of my wire. > Don, #6293, 1986 C27, Niceville, FL > > --- On Tue, 2/9/10, Mike <mikea...@...> wrote: > > > From: Mike <mikea...@...> > Subject: [IC27A] Wiring on Catalina 27 (1984) > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 1:15 PM > > >  > > > > Hi Everybody, > > Can anyone clarify..... ..that has an 84 or close? > > I just did the recomended upgrade on my wiring harness. All the color codes > match with the exception on the tachometer wire. The diagram from Catalina > Yachts says it shoud be grey, however, mine is orange 14 awg.....also not to > be confused with the orange 10 awg that used to go to the old meter in the > cockpit panel and back, but now is connected directly to the starter motor > for more efficiant charging. > > Anyone? > > Also would like to mention that the orange 14AWG wire starts to seperate from > the wrap as it reached the alternator etc. Should this wire be grey is the > question > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
