Battery Mishap

[medic2471]

Hey guys..
Last night at dusk, I was attempting to replace my old battery in my '01 Caravelle 188br withthe 4.3 Mercruiser in it. As I was humming along, my wife came out yapping about something, and I wasn't watching was I was doing. I accidently hooked the battery up backwards. I did notice a few sparks coming from the battery terminals, but they quickly stopped. I immediately fixed the problem, but now I am getting no power to the cockpit (i.e. ignition, bilge, horn, or blower.) However my trim on the throttle works fine. I checked my fuse panel under the cockpit, but they are all fine. Where should I look now?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Shaun in Ky

 

[bjcsc]

Re: Battery Mishap

Bummer. What about the 50A breakers?

Welcome to iboats, btw...

 

[medic2471]

Re: Battery Mishap

Hmmm... Where might the 50 amp breaker be located?? I'm a little new to this.

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: Battery Mishap

Blame the wife, will you?!?......
It is a red button, either up by the shift plate or down by the alternator...
It should be bolted tothe engine somewhere & it ain't hidden......​

 

[Limited-Time]

Re: Battery Mishap

Check out this thread it may help. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=196045

 

[medic2471]

Re: Battery Mishap

Yeah, I pushed the red circuit reset button, but no change. Does anyone know where there might be another fuse, or breaker?

 

[bjcsc]

Re: Battery Mishap

Do you have a DVM? Sometimes the breakers fail and do not reset (happened to me once on one of them). Check for voltage on both sides of the breaker. I had to replace one that did not trip and appeared/acted normal.

 

[Limited-Time]

Re: Battery Mishap

Medic, did you check the link I posted??

 

[bucky7680]

Re: Battery Mishap

Medic, google "caravelle boat forum" they will be glad to help you with anything Caravelle related.

 

[medic2471]

Re: Battery Mishap

Thanks everyone for your help. I'm stuck at the fire dept for 24 hrs, but I will try everyone's advice on saturday. I'll keep ya informed! God bless ya all!

 

[uaw9fan]

Re: Battery Mishap

Almost guaranteed to be # 9 in the picture. Take a test light or multimeter and see if you have voltage on both sides.It is a fuse.

 

[medic2471]

Re: Battery Mishap

You guys are great. I will have to tell my boating buddies about this site.

Limited Time,

Turns out the link you posted was exactly what I needed. I pulled that square fuse off the starter, and low and behold, NO CONTINUITY!! I jumped across the fuse with a jumper wire, and everything works. Now to my next problem, how do I go about replacing it? And what exactly is it called, and how many amps? Thank you all!!
Shaun in Ky

 

[Don S]

Re: Battery Mishap

If you pulled the old one off, put a new one back on in the reverse order. You can get those 90A fuses from any Merc dealer.
Another possibility would have been to finish reading that other thread.

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Battery Mishap

.... my wife came out yapping about something, .......

You better do as your told medic, or I'm gonna tell mrs medic!

 

[Limited-Time]

Re: Battery Mishap

If you pulled the old one off, put a new one back on in the reverse order. You can get those 90A fuses from any Merc dealer.
Another possibility would have been to finish reading that other thread.

Ayuh..............yah............thats what I'd do.......

With apologies (sp) to Bond-o.