Corroded wiring

[a little thirsty]

The connectors behind the control panel on my 19' tournament are green and coming apart one by one. I have looked online for new 15 wire connectors but having a hard time finding what I need. Does anyone know of OEM or other connectors out there. They don't have to be 15, the most in one of them is 7 or 8. Even if I could get corresponding new push pins.

 

[SkunkBoat]

Molex brand is similar but maybe keyed differently. No markings to identify mfg?

https://www.molex.com/molex/product...oducts&chanName=family&pageTitle=Introduction

 

[a little thirsty]

Thanks, I will check out Molex. I looked for markings on the plugs and didn't see any. I also talked to Grady White and they could not help with that. Although they have been helpful in the past with other things.

 

[JAdams1]

Check to see if you can find pins that match up. Look at Mouser. I am in RI too, I slip my Tournament 205 at Allen Harbor in North Kingstown.

https://www.mouser.com/Connectors/Pin-Socket-Connectors/_/N-ay0mm?Keyword=plug+pins&FS=True

 

[DennisG01]

Good suggestions, above.

But... why not just cut them off and use shrouded/heat shrink bullet connectors? That would actually be a step up over the exposed wiring in those large connectors.

 

[Halfhitch]

I agree with Dennis if you are looking for the most trouble free connection. If however you want to keep that part of your system removable I would use a terminal block. Here is a link to what I'm talking about. There are covered ones also but I was lazy and didn't hunt.
https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/19/Terminal_Blocks?Circuits=10

 

[SkunkBoat]

In another life I used to re-wire molex connectors often. There is a nifty tool for removing the pins and it is fairly simple when you get the hang of it.
If you wrap the connector in self vulcanizing tape and cover it with liquid neoprene it won't turn green and you'll be able to unplug years down the road..
I agree that if you are re-wiring your dash now you will probably never again need to unplug. So hard wiring is an option.

 

[DennisG01]

For what it's worth, in case I wasn't clear, I was referring to bullet (removable) connectors, not butt connectors. But certainly butts are an option. KISS.

 

[a little thirsty]

Thanks for all your input. I do want to keep them removeable, you never know when a component is going to go bad.

 

[Fishtales]

Could get a small wire brush and clean both ends. Then a hit both sides and backsides with CRC. It will at least buy you some time to investigate. They really don't look that bad from a corrosion standpoint.

 

[a little thirsty]

They look better than they really are. I was taking the control panel out to redo it and while investigating prior to removal, I noticed all the green. As I started to take the plugs apart, one wire came off as well as a lot of green dust. What followed was two more wires came off and so on. This boat was sitting for three years and I'm restoring it. Last season was debugging and I had multiple intermittent electrical problems. So I will replace what I can while things a apart.