"This" Will Keep You Grounded...

[Old No7]

Well... Maybe not grounded, but here's something to look for if you start to experience intermittent electrical "gremlins" on your trailer lights.......

A few years ago I added LED "tube lights" up high on top of the PVC guide posts and those provide great visibility and stay completely out of the water when launching.  Those are slick and work great!  At the same time, I left the 2 older incandescent lower lights on the trailer as they were working well and with no leaks to let any air "out", the water wasn't getting "in" to them.  Plus, they added some visibility to help prevent all the Googans or Mass-holes (I can say that, I was born there...) who drive the roads of Maine from slamming into my outboard.

This year though, I started to experience some random gremlins, always on the starboard side of the trailer only, and the upper LEDs were not operating as well as those on the port side.  Well, this is why.................



That frayed wire was hidden by the lower lights -- which still worked occasionally -- but now I know for sure that was the issue.

So I wired up new sealed LEDs down low, on both sides, and all wiring connections were double-sealed in heat-shrink tubing to ensure no water intrusion, as well as all wires were triple-wrapped with electrical tape where they came through or contacted the trailer frame.

Here's the final results -- all is good now!!!  Googans beware!!!



Old No7

[GregE]

Good info and I like your set up