Turd Polishing

[MrGiggles]

After much tinkering I may be able to hit the water again soon. Found this old girl on marketplace, ending up getting into the powerhead and the power trim needed a couple seals, not as good of a deal as I had hoped but it was still cheap enough. Seems to run good but I have yet to test it on the water.

Lost 40hp, but I also lost about 200lbs off the transom.

[MrGiggles]

The little Rude is ticking along perfectly, but I've had a dead battery twice now so it seems to have a current draw somewhere.

Any thoughts @fishinwrench? I figured I would just put my meter in series and start unplugging stuff, the rectifier being the prime suspect.

It does charge and everything electrical seems to work fine. I checked the gauges on the water today and they are wired correctly and not staying on. I haven't changed any accessory wiring in the boat so that shouldn't be a problem.

[fishinwrench]

36 minutes ago, MrGiggles said:

The little Rude is ticking along perfectly, but I've had a dead battery twice now so it seems to have a current draw somewhere.

Any thoughts @fishinwrench? I figured I would just put my meter in series and start unplugging stuff, the rectifier being the prime suspect.

It does charge and everything electrical seems to work fine. I checked the gauges on the water today and they are wired correctly and not staying on. I haven't changed any accessory wiring in the boat so that shouldn't be a problem.

First verify that the battery is good.   

Charge it up, let it sit a couple hours, then do a load test.   If it won't hold 10v or more during two 10-second load tests then your battery is either not big enough.....or it's on its last leg.