Too many wires!

BlueDart

Petty Officer 3rd Class
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Oct 27, 2015
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Wiring a transducer on my boat and have all in place except the final power connection.
Thought easy enough look under dash and connect my red to red and black to black on the ignition.
Looked under but no black and no white, other option for the ground, I thought.
We do have a red but then a number of yellows and even a green thrown in for good luck.

Please give me some guidance on what to look for to make my two connections.

Thanks.
 

spoilsofwar

Lieutenant Junior Grade
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Jun 29, 2011
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Assuming your boat was built to ABYC standards, the color codes are googleable...
 

Silvertip

Supreme Mariner
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Sep 22, 2003
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Your boat must have a fuse panel does it not? Make the connection there.
 

Grub54891

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Abyc, The DC grounds are now yellow. This removes confusion when troubleshooting and identifying Ac wiring from Dc wiring. Bonding wires are green.
 
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