290 Amberjack Fuel Gauge wiring

[Amberjack_Jae]

Hello Amberjack owners...I have two problems going on..well one is more of an oddity than a problem..so on my 290 I found that the fuel gauges read opposite..the port side gauge reads the starboard tank..and vice versa..this isn't right is it?? I'm thinking there's a misconfigured connector..or is that correct?? thoughts?

Secondly, I've joined that sad club of failed..or I'll say intermittent windlass users. It doesn't seem to want work correctly..I have looked at all the threads that have been posted..
I've checked the solonoid..the breaker..so far that seems good..lastly I'm trying to get to the connections on the motor. Some times it will go down, then stop. I reset the breaker and it will go back up but, it seems as if the motor is struggling. There are times it wont move at all.
If anyone thinks of something else please let me know..

 

[Ferris]

RE the windlass bypass the control box if the motor moves fine it's the box if it doesn't it's the motor?

The boxes tend to build corrosion on the solenoids and can be opened up and cleaned.

If you have the manual it should have the wiring diagram for the gauges.

 

[Amberjack_Jae]

Thanks for replying Ferris,
I was able to find the the wiring problem for the gauges, they were swapped halfway down the line. I have them right now, and during my fillup this weekend, I noticed they are reading true.

I will look at the windlass this week and let you know what I find. hopefully its nothing to bad