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 Boating tip of the day7:54 PM 4/18/2009 Reply  Edit

If you are going to go fishing without spare fuses (as I did today), at least take a pack of gum!!! 20 amp fuse blew on outboard dead in the water in the middle of the lake!! Pull out trusty pack of wrigleys take the wraper (foil side out) wrap end of fuse plug back in and fish out the rest of the day!!!


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »8:39 PM 4/18/2009 Reply  Edit

Glad you did not experience a fire too.

There is a reason the fuse blew and the alluminum allows the wire to be the weak link. This is what causes most fires in boats.


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (21XDC) »10:14 PM 4/18/2009 Reply  Edit

Nope no fire just simply a blown 35 cent fuse. This is just a tip to get you back to the landing!!! Fuses don't last forever and just because a fuse blows doesn't mean you have a wiring problem Again this was a simple solution to a simple problem and is in no way a permanent fix!!
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »8:39 AM 4/19/2009 Reply  Edit

I would guess that more times than not a fuse blows because of a wiring problem.
To me, this would be like putting a penny in a fuse in a house......definitely NOT a good idea.


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Al from Canada) »8:04 PM 4/19/2009 Reply  Edit

I agree with Al. If a fuse blows or a breaker trips...there IS a problem, somewhere!
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Terry Anderson) »10:57 PM 4/19/2009 Reply  Edit

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I agree with Al. If a fuse blows or a breaker trips...there IS a problem, somewhere!

He was trying the smoke test to see where the problem was.

I agree, don't try it.

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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »11:17 PM 4/20/2009 Reply  Edit

I'VE done it a thousand times in almost everything that had a battery in it. When you have miles to walk or swim you'll do it too. Just a quick fix not long term.
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »5:54 AM 4/21/2009 Reply  Edit

A better tip would have been.... I did something stupid today and used a gum wrapper to make a temporary fuse to get me in. Luckily I did not start a fire.

Tip: Make sure you carry extra fuses in your boat.

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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »4:40 PM 4/21/2009 Reply  Edit

THAT'S A GHETTORIG!
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (GhettoRig) »11:06 PM 4/21/2009 Reply  Edit

I blew a fuse didn't have another in the boat and I was night fishing about a half mile from the boat ramp. Making a long story short I swam my boat back to the ramp at 300am in the pitch black because I had worn down two trolling motor batteries with crappie lights. I just kept hearing the theme song for jaws, well I will never do that again now I always make sure I keep some spare fuses.
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (21XDC) »6:36 AM 4/22/2009 Reply  Edit

You are correct! How stupid of me!! instead of fixing the problem and wasting the rest of my day catching largemouth of grass beds, I could have enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of paddling my 20' bass boat the five miles back down the lake to the landing or better yet ruined someone elses day by flaging them down for a tow! Why didn't I think of that
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »6:40 AM 4/22/2009 Reply  Edit


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (21XDC) »10:17 AM 4/22/2009 Reply  Edit

I think that is one of those tips most people would/should not share with others (liability issues) but most all would do it when in a bind.


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »7:43 PM 4/22/2009 Reply  Edit

Quote, originally posted by Steno »
You are correct! How stupid of me!! instead of fixing the problem and wasting the rest of my day catching largemouth of grass beds, I could have enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of paddling my 20' bass boat the five miles back down the lake to the landing or better yet ruined someone elses day by flaging them down for a tow! Why didn't I think of that

Or you could carry $3 worth of spare fuses in your boat and risk fire

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 Re: Boating tip of the day (DIXIEDOG) »9:10 PM 4/23/2009 Reply  Edit

have you noticed that all electrical equipment runs on smoke? seems as though as soon as you release the smoke from the device, it dies.
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Forkbass) »2:56 AM 4/24/2009 Reply  Edit

I probably would have just pulled the fuse to like the aerator pump or bilge pump or something not absolutely necessary and put it in the blown fuse spot to get me in.

But hey I guess no one thought of that.


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Fiddlefarter) »5:05 PM 4/24/2009 Reply  Edit

Steno, I'm with you on this one. I'd do whatever it takes. Leave it to the armchair quarterbacks on here to question your actions. You've learned your lesson and I'm sure you carry extra fuses now (or would pull one from another component in the boat) but you did what you had to to get home.
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (WishICouldFishMore) »7:34 PM 4/24/2009 Reply  Edit

Quote, originally posted by WishICouldFishMore »
Leave it to the armchair quarterbacks on here to question your actions.

Or to those that are prepared because they know the risks of a non-fused circuit

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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Forkbass) »8:23 PM 4/24/2009 Reply  Edit

Quote, originally posted by Forkbass »
have you noticed that all electrical equipment runs on smoke? seems as though as soon as you release the smoke from the device, it dies.

Everybody is entitled to an opinion. I can't help the fact that yours is wrong.
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (WishICouldFishMore) »8:24 PM 4/24/2009 Reply  Edit

Thanks and actually I did think of pulling another fuse but the fuses for aerator pump and ext. are different type. Yes plenty of extra fuses now even in the truck!!
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (Steno) »1:12 PM 4/26/2009 Reply  Edit

And my wife used to make fun of hauling around so much "crap"!

Extra trailer bearings,seals, hubs, rotors, fuses, Gang load of tools and pullers, nuts and bolts, spray cleaners,grease & oil, wood blocks,flash lights,FUSES, specific taps and dies!

Heres a tip for ya! If you are gonna carry extra parts with you say like wheel bearings for trailer.....you might wanna get a 3 leg puller and a descent one. I've had a bearing go out before that dang near welded the bearing on the spindle from the heat(HARD to see smoke while driving at night or in the fog). Well the puller will help you get the inner part of the bearing off the spindel shaft.

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 Re: Boating tip of the day (stillina99ho) »9:55 PM 4/30/2009 Reply  Edit

I was dragracing at Rockingham Dragway one weekend. Fuse in my linelock kept blowing, keeping me from doing a proper burnout. My buddy took my last good fuse and wrapped a candybar wrapper around it. It worked fine rest of the night and I actually wound up winning the race
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (BigDave65) »12:47 PM 5/2/2009 Reply  Edit

have to agree,would have done whatever it took to get back.


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 Re: Boating tip of the day (pantera) »5:15 PM 5/5/2009 Reply  Edit

+1. I'm sure we have all done something we should not have to get home, or out of a bind. If it is a short term fix to get back to the launch, then I say do it. Now, it it's 3 months down the road and it is still there, your a dumba$$.
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 Re: Boating tip of the day (LSU24) »8:49 AM 5/6/2009 Reply  Edit

I carry 2 spare fuses of every size in my boat. I have only needed to replace one and that was a minor issue I did once back at the ramp. I then soon replaced it to have 2 again. I keep them in a small Plano bait box along with other spare parts such as: Spare trolling motor pull cord and handle, 2 spare hull plugs, various spare stainless screws, etc.

The whole thing takes up very little space in a back compartment.
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