Transom assemblies and engine room makeover

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  @LaRea , I’m thinking of using 4 total, one on all four sides of the engine room. Do you think that will work well?

  2008 330EC

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• Cableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  Those lights look great. Hmm... Now you got me thinking... Did you wire them to a new switch or did you leave them on the original circuit?

  2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
  2022 Cherokee 294GEBG Black Label land yacht. 
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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  Best price I could find! I went with 4, I think that will be fine.
  
  https://autoplicity.com/9052816-scandvik-41346p-8-led-scanstrip-white?utm_source=orderconfirmation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OrderConfirmation
  

  2008 330EC

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  @aero3113 Four will be fine.  Six just gives a little more light back in the corners.  Just pay attention to where you normally perform maintenance:  batteries, generator, spark plugs, and the other usual suspects.  
  
  @Cableguy Greg I wired a new switch at the helm, but you could wire them to the cockpit lights.  I didn't find a spec for how much current they draw, but I'm gonna guess four lights would be around 0.5 amps.  
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  Since @LaRea gave me a new project, I have to go all the way with it! I’ll be replacing my “Swim Light” switch cover with an “Engine Room Lights” switch cover. It’s nice that this switch isn’t being used and the wiring is already pre run. If you guys remember, this is the connection that my high water alarm float was connected to (wasn’t working at all). Crazy how it was like this, I wonder if it was like that from the factory.
  
  
  

  
  

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  LoL! 

  I’ll just have to remember that the “Swim Light” breaker is for the engine room lights.
  
  
  

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• Cableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  @aero3113 check the amperage on that breaker. It is probably too large for such a low current draw. 

  2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
  2022 Cherokee 294GEBG Black Label land yacht. 
  Go Steelers!!!
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  @Cableguy Greg , I’ll take a look when I install them. Easy enough to replace the breaker also if needed.

  2008 330EC

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  LaRea said:

  What are the odds that I could bend these trim hoses without screwing them up?  The originals had 90 degree bends, and the new ones are 45.  I can make it work, but 90 would be better.
  

  For future readers:  I ended up getting a mini pipe bender and modifying the hose fittings.  Details are here:  
  https://rinkerboats.vanillacommunities.com/discussion/12317/need-advice-on-hydraulic-fittings-for-merc-trim-pump
  

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• Ian Member Posts: 3,064 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  I used a 16’ LED waterproof light strip all the way around underneath the deck in the ER. It’s been there a few years now and becoming unstuck in places so when I redo I’ll stick up a clear beverage tube and slide it into that. Found a place to install a small switch and inline fuse to the house battery.

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  I received the LED’s today.
  
  
  

  
  

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• SimcoeRinker400 Member Posts: 341 ✭✭✭

  March 2021

  Hi Areo which ones are those?  Amazon?  
  
  

  2008 Rinker 400 EC (sold Aug 2025)
  2015 Scarab 165G
  Laser Sailboat
  2002 Seadoo Explorer
  2023 Seadoo Spark Trixx x 2

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• SimcoeRinker400 Member Posts: 341 ✭✭✭

  March 2021

  LeRae you must have the engines back in by now?

  2008 Rinker 400 EC (sold Aug 2025)
  2015 Scarab 165G
  Laser Sailboat
  2002 Seadoo Explorer
  2023 Seadoo Spark Trixx x 2

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  @SimcoeRinker342 see below link
  
  https://autoplicity.com/9052816-scandvik-41346p-8-led-scanstrip-white?utm_source=orderconfirmation&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=OrderConfirmation
  

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  I'm waiting for the crane operator.  The weather is nice, which means he's out doing his day job of cutting trees.  Hoping for next week.  There is literally not a single thing I can do until the engines are in.  

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,478 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  Polish the hull!!!

  2006 390 EC
  2008 350 EC
  Georgian Bay

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  The switch cover I ordered from GLS was labeled wrong so they had to cancel the order. If anyone knows where I can find a switch cover like I posted above with the lettering in the white box, let me know.

  2008 330EC

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  Mine is the opposite ... lettering below the icon.
  
  https://www.otrattw.net/contura-ii-engine-lights-white-lens-upper-independent-V1D1FXXB-AAC9B-1UB.html
  
  
  
  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  It’s strange how they changed them, my style is hard to come by.

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  I never found one that was a perfect match, so I settled for the different style.  It's at the far end of the row, so less obvious than if it was in the middle.  

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• TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  aero3113 said:

  It’s strange how they changed them, my style is hard to come by.

  Agreed. I've got the exact same style and can't find one that says "Stereo" for when I switch out the ACC.
  
  I was even thinking about switching out all the covers with new ones from here since I think I'd be better able to read them at night...
  
  https://newwiremarine.com/marine-grade-switches/illuminated-rocker-switches/etched-covers/
  
  Would cost about $200.

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,705 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  I couldn't find that style so I did the new wire marine style which looks much better and gives you many options for labeling. Can he expensive but it definitely looks better, especially in my case as they were all faded a little and worn. 

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  I did consider changing them all.  Other priorities beckoned.  

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  LaRea said:

  I did consider changing them all.  Other priorities beckoned.  

  I just installed all new panels with switches last season so doesn’t make sense for me to do.

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• SimcoeRinker400 Member Posts: 341 ✭✭✭

  March 2021

  I used newwiremarine for my old 342 they were pretty close.  
  
  https://newwiremarine.com/marine-grade-switches/contura-ii/switch-covers/
  
  only problem is there only red or blue.  

  2008 Rinker 400 EC (sold Aug 2025)
  2015 Scarab 165G
  Laser Sailboat
  2002 Seadoo Explorer
  2023 Seadoo Spark Trixx x 2

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  Shockingly, I found another thing I could do before the crane shows up this week.  New USCG documentation placard. 
  
  There are a million places that make these.  I got mine from https://vesselplacards.com/ for $45 but there might be cheaper ones out there.  
  
  
  

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• Dream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,946 mod

  March 2021

  You know it all looks nice and shiny, but those red and blue water lines are blinding bright!  I think the engine room make look really cool under a black light.  Think about, all that nice white glowing, and then the water lines look funky.  (sorry, I need to get back off the wagon)

  Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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• Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 2021

  Wow looks great! Hey you could change out that genny intake line while you have all that room and nothing to do I did mine last spring and man would it have been nice to do with no engines in the way! 

  07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)
  
  

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 8,074 mod

  March 2021

  Ooh, good reminder.  It was on my list at one point, but I forgot about it.  Thanks.

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