Bought the boat new in 2014, Ive had relatively few problems so far. Worst so far has been one of the live well pumps is burned up (I think it got left on by accident).
Took the boat out last weekend and every thing worked fine. Took it out yesterday and everything started out fine but after starting the motor a couple of times I noticed the key started getting stuck, at first it didn't want to engage in the start position, the entire switch assembly would turn. After some wiggling and colorful adjectives I finally got it to engage the starter but when I got to the bot ramp suddenly I couldn't shut the engine off. Same thing, the entire switch would turn. Again, after some jiggling and more gentle verbal coaxing it finally shut off, just without the normal click of the switch and then I had to work to get the key to come out. Now the key is tough to get in and out, and it takes some wiggling to get it to turn.
I'm pretty sure I'm about to order a new switch so I decided to open up the console to see what kind of headache installing a new switch was going to be. To my surprise I learned its a simple wire harness plug and done. Thank God for small miracles, I hate wiring. This is where the real question comes. As soon as I open the console I notice a yellow wire with black stripe with a single male terminal plug hanging coming from the sealed ignition switch. After removing the switch from the console I find also a yellow wire with black stripe with a female terminal right there also, wire tied back with the wires from the boat side.
This is the first time the console has been opened except when Bass Pro installed the HumminBird fish finder before I took delivery of the boat. Presumably this wire has been disconnected the whole time I've owned the boat, from what I can tell I haven't been missing any accessories except the burned up aerator pump.
So what is this mystery wire and should I reconnect it or do I risk bowing up something?
Took the boat out last weekend and every thing worked fine. Took it out yesterday and everything started out fine but after starting the motor a couple of times I noticed the key started getting stuck, at first it didn't want to engage in the start position, the entire switch assembly would turn. After some wiggling and colorful adjectives I finally got it to engage the starter but when I got to the bot ramp suddenly I couldn't shut the engine off. Same thing, the entire switch would turn. Again, after some jiggling and more gentle verbal coaxing it finally shut off, just without the normal click of the switch and then I had to work to get the key to come out. Now the key is tough to get in and out, and it takes some wiggling to get it to turn.
I'm pretty sure I'm about to order a new switch so I decided to open up the console to see what kind of headache installing a new switch was going to be. To my surprise I learned its a simple wire harness plug and done. Thank God for small miracles, I hate wiring. This is where the real question comes. As soon as I open the console I notice a yellow wire with black stripe with a single male terminal plug hanging coming from the sealed ignition switch. After removing the switch from the console I find also a yellow wire with black stripe with a female terminal right there also, wire tied back with the wires from the boat side.
This is the first time the console has been opened except when Bass Pro installed the HumminBird fish finder before I took delivery of the boat. Presumably this wire has been disconnected the whole time I've owned the boat, from what I can tell I haven't been missing any accessories except the burned up aerator pump.
So what is this mystery wire and should I reconnect it or do I risk bowing up something?
