Must have been a Monday

[Tdurr22]

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Started my total rewire and to be honest Grady has disappointed me. Look at this wiring . This runs in the port side windshield to the anchor light. Sad sad sad can't wait to see what's next.

 

[DennisG01]

What year is your boat? Have you had it since new? How many previous owners if not? That looks a lot more like a previous owner's work.

 

[Legend]

i have never seen wiring like that on any of my boats. from the factory Although the next owner of my boat may find a few things that look like that

 

[Tdurr22]

What year is your boat? Have you had it since new? How many previous owners if not? That looks a lot more like a previous owner's work.

It's a 83 seafarer but this is factory wiring. There is no way anyone would run wiring like this in there own boat. If they do they don't need a boat not only dangerous but pure stupid

 

[SeanC]

It's a 83 seafarer but this is factory wiring. There is no way anyone would run wiring like this in there own boat. If they do they don't need a boat not only dangerous but pure stupid

Oh yes, there are people like that.

 

[DennisG01]

It's a 83 seafarer but this is factory wiring. There is no way anyone would run wiring like this in there own boat. If they do they don't need a boat not only dangerous but pure stupid

So I take it you have NOT had this boat from new, then? You are way mistaken on making an assumption and blaming this on Grady. Way, way, WAY mistaken! The boat is 4 DECADES old! There could have been who-knows-how-many previous owners.

 

[FREEDOM!!!]

So I take it you have NOT had this boat from new, then? You are way mistaken on making an assumption and blaming this on Grady. Way, way, WAY mistaken! The boat is 4 DECADES old! There could have been who-knows-how-many previous owners.

Yeah, a 40 year old boat is unlikely to have original wiring.

 

[DennisG01]

Of course, the flip side to this is that IF it was all original (but we know it's not)... it's 40 years old and STILL working! Can't complain about that, either.

 

[SkunkBoat]

I'm pretty sure Grady never ran wire exposed along the top edge of the windshield.

No Hardtop? Someone probably moved the all around from the stern to the windshield?
Why 3 wires? All-around would have been a grey/white and a black ground.

 

[FREEDOM!!!]

I'm pretty sure Grady never ran wire exposed along the top edge of the windshield.

No Hardtop? Someone probably moved the all around from the stern to the windshield?
Why 3 wires? All-around would have been a grey/white and a black ground.

Those blue crimp wire connectors look pretty new. No way they are 40 years old looking like that completely exposed. Did they even have those in the 80s?

 

[glacierbaze]

No, in the 80's we were still twisting wires together, and wrapping with black tape.
Butt crimps are a 60's thang.

 

[Fishtales]

Prob not original, but let's be honest - wiring isn't a Grady strength.

 

[seasick]

It's a 83 seafarer but this is factory wiring. There is no way anyone would run wiring like this in there own boat. If they do they don't need a boat not only dangerous but pure stupid

You haven't seen enough boats I have seen many more poor wiring jobs than good ones on older boats. Haven't you seen wire nuts, plain twisted wires with tape, larger gauge conductors with smaller gauge sections spliced in, or lamp cord used for AC applications? Good wiring jobs are a thing of beauty. Crappy wiring is more of a common thing.

Your wiring as noted is not original and obviously so for many reasons. In addition, since the chain of custody is not intact, your evidence would not be admissible the Great Grady Grand Jury