Electric box full of water

[Matt_E]

True dat.

Conversely, some new screws + new gasket should cost about $20.

 

[butti]

why does everyone get new screws? the gasket has a memory and needs replaced periodicly and ive seen cracked/stripped/damaged covers but the screws seem pretty sturdy to me.


btw i also use a drop of rubberized c/a where each wire goes through the grommets and on the spark plug boots,overkill im sure but the ocean will def. stress test your equip.

 

[JetManiac]

why does everyone get new screws? the gasket has a memory and needs replaced periodicly and ive seen cracked/stripped/damaged covers but the screws seem pretty sturdy to me.


I would suspect that new screws are the result of stripping out the heads using a standard #2 phillips screwdriver instead the proper #3 size tip.

 

[JetManiac]

most total loss setups have all the stuff mounted outside of a box, it doesnt hurt anything.

what hurts it is to stay wet, like the box is full and wont drain.

I would respectfully disagree. Anytime saltwater can directly get to your connections, you are in for trouble. Why do you think so many peeps have issues with total loss in saltwater?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

to answer your direct question,

people have issues with TL setups in salt water because most folks dont know how to make a decent water tight connection.

Now on to your dissaggreement, in my first post I qualified my statements as "FRESHWATER ONLY"

I would respectfully disagree. Anytime saltwater can directly get to your connections, you are in for trouble. Why do you think so many peeps have issues with total loss in saltwater?

 

[Matt_E]

why does everyone get new screws? the gasket has a memory and needs replaced periodicly and ive seen cracked/stripped/damaged covers but the screws seem pretty sturdy to me.


btw i also use a drop of rubberized c/a where each wire goes through the grommets and on the spark plug boots,overkill im sure but the ocean will def. stress test your equip.

Only because people (okay, ME!) strip the original screws. I like having socket head screws.

 

[oxnard111]

Only because people (okay, ME!) strip the original screws. I like having socket head screws.

screws that come with those plastic washers on them are nice too, because then you don't strip the paint off the box when you tighten the screw all the way down, which leads to corrosion on the outside cover...

doesn't have anything to do with water intrusion, but it is a nice bonus.

also, the screws used on the ebox are self taping (something like that???). It is best to turn the backwards until you feel them click into the existing thread pattern. That way you're not cutting a new set of threads when you go to screw the box back together.

 

[onesojourner]

I will update you guys on my situation. Some guys down here helped me troubleshoot for a couple hours. It turned out the fused link cable in the ebox had gotten kinked at some point and died. We just pulled that out and it solved the problem.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

that actually happened to me a few years ago!

It got in the threads for the cap on the E box.

so that fixed all the ski issues you had?!
:Banane13:

I will update you guys on my situation. Some guys down here helped me troubleshoot for a couple hours. It turned out the fused link cable in the ebox had gotten kinked at some point and died. We just pulled that out and it solved the problem.

 

[ADDict]

that actually happened to me a few years ago!

It got in the threads for the cap on the E box.

so that fixed all the ski issues you had?!
:Banane13:

Yeah, did this fix the intermittent starting?