1982 mariner 50hp wiring please advise

[PeterR]

Advice needed,I recently have bought a avon searider with this mariner 50 hp .It has the power trim rams each side of the engine.My questions are there is a wire not attachted as in the photo brown with a white stripe.it is on the loom from the trottle control should it be attached to something.also on the control box at the front is a hole filled with grease and inside are wires that seems to be a plug of some sort any ideas

[Tim M]

This came up recently. After some wine, I think its for an optional trim gauge.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Tim M

This came up recently. After some wine, I think its for an optional trim gauge.

Tim's obviously not that drunk as he remembered correctly: http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...ght=brown+trim

[PeterR]

Hi Tim,Also having trouble with that paypal .ie.dont know what to do can you pm me thankyou

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by PeterR

Advice needed,I recently have bought a avon searider with this mariner 50 hp .It has the power trim rams each side of the engine.My questions are there is a wire not attachted as in the photo brown with a white stripe.it is on the loom from the trottle control should it be attached to something.also on the control box at the front is a hole filled with grease and inside are wires that seems to be a plug of some sort any ideas

I have a feeling it's either power to the tacho or signal to the tacho. Can you post a pic of the controls and I'll dig out the wiring diagramme for them. The early ones didn't have a trim gauge option as far as I remember.

[PeterR]

Hello Nos,i have a pic of the control box if its the outside shot you need i will have to get it tomorow night night heres one anyway and thanks if this boat turns out good i may keep it for fun it was the one on ebay a couple of months ago with the new cd player ,speakers and that awfull home made wooden console also had new fishfinder and solar panel charger.Thankyou

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by PeterR

Hello Nos,i have a pic of the control box if its the outside shot you need i will have to get it tomorow night night heres one anyway and thanks if this boat turns out good i may keep it for fun it was the one on ebay a couple of months ago with the new cd player ,speakers and that awfull home made wooden console also had new fishfinder and solar panel charger.Thankyou

No prob. They look like the old style mercontrols with the blue/silver striping-am I right?

It was for sale on here too actually.They go quite well with those bluebands on (same engine bar graphics) but a tad thirsty. 14" pitch prop works best from memory. Out of interest, how much? Pm if you prefer...

[Nos4r2]

I was wrong,Tim M is right- it's the feed from the trim sensor to the gauge if you've got a trim sensor fitted. Tape it up if you don't. See here for the trim sensor wiring diagramme:-
http://rib.net/forum/attachment.php?...0&d=1219236436

[PeterR]

Thanks for that,There is a trim sensor but at the moment no gauge,Spent couple hours after work fitting a console and reinforcing it from a zodiac Mk 11 a bit to modern but needs must

[ribraff]

well i must say Peter that console will look shite in a searider.

[Nos4r2]

Hey Ribraff.
Is this you they are talking about here?

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26056