Irie308
Well-Known Member
- May 28, 2013
- 2,599
- Boat Info
- 2004 420 DB, GHS Hydraulic Lift
Garmin 8600/Garmin 1222 plus
AB Mares 10 VSX with 30 hp Tohatsu
- Engines
- Cummins 450C 8.3 L Turbocharged
In our electrical panel next to the start switch for the generator there is a blank spot labeled "blower". I popped the blank out and there are 3 wires (2 reds and 1 black). it seems no switch was ever installed or the previous owner removed it. I never paid any attention to it while we have owned the boat for the past 5 years. I've always just ran the blower from the helm when starting the generator but a recent surveyor pointed this out. I put a meter on the wires however I'm not getting any voltage. My question is could this have been setup this way from the factory as the generator may have been an option installed by the dealer? Its been called into question as the surveyor pointed this out as a "coast guard requirement". I don't want to go down a rabbit hole trying to install a switch that may not have been setup from the factory.