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[QUOTE]Jerry Newman - 6/8/2020  4:17 PM

[QUOTE]medy - 6/8/2020  1:04 PM

[QUOTE]North of 8 - 6/8/2020  12:57 PM

Can you see the route the power cord takes from the charger  to the console?  If it passes through a metal bulk head/brace, may be that the rubber grommet or whatever is protecting the wiring  is cracked, displaced and the insulation on the wire is cut by  rubbing on metal.  Have seen that with a 12 V wire on couple of  occasions on trailers.[/QUOTE]

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Because you have experienced the same problem with 2 different battery chargers, it's 99% not the charger. I would start by bypassing the console plug-in with a new extension cord plugged directly into in the new battery charger.

If the problem persists, at least you have it isolated to one of the boats larger supply lines making contact with the boats metal. As above, and those nice-looking rubber boots for the power leads to the motors could hide some sharp metal edges that could cut and cause a short.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 6/8/2020 4:17 PM (#961043 - in reply to #961024)
Subject: Re: Help with weird boat issue

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medy - 6/8/2020 1:04 PM

North of 8 - 6/8/2020 12:57 PM

Can you see the route the power cord takes from the charger to the console? If it passes through a metal bulk head/brace, may be that the rubber grommet or whatever is protecting the wiring is cracked, displaced and the insulation on the wire is cut by rubbing on metal. Have seen that with a 12 V wire on couple of occasions on trailers.

^This

x3

Because you have experienced the same problem with 2 different battery chargers, it's 99% not the charger. I would start by bypassing the console plug-in with a new extension cord plugged directly into in the new battery charger.

If the problem persists, at least you have it isolated to one of the boats larger supply lines making contact with the boats metal. As above, and those nice-looking rubber boots for the power leads to the motors could hide some sharp metal edges that could cut and cause a short.