Windless

[Skywagon]

Not sure if in the right place as a newbie..so apologize if I am wrong.

I have 1994 SeaRay Sundancer 270 I bought new. My windless works fine with the foot buttons on the bow. I also have an up/down switch in the cockpit, that doesn't work fine. It will let it go down, but will not raise it. The dealer suggested the switch was bad. I did not test it, I just replaced it ($90). Still doesn't work, so I decided to check the new switch. It is a ohms out just fine on both sides of the switch. I turned it over no change. So I disconnected the switch and just touched the wires together. Same issue...it goes down, but not up. It has a common hot wire in the center and an active wire on each pole of the switch. Keep in mind it works fine with the two foot buttons on the bow.

I am not sure what to do from here other than take it to the dealer and have them spend many hours trouble shooting. Is there anything upstream I could check on my own, such as a relay, a solenoid, etc.

The boat only has about 200 hours and has always been kept indoors in climate control. No obvious signs of corrosion.

Thanks,
David

 

[ChuckW]

That switch leads to a relay at that motor. Without more specifics on the windlass model and year, can't be sure of details. On mine the relay is located next the windlass motor in the chain locker. Make sure all the contacts are in good shape. You can also test the wire end to end to make sure nothing wrong there.

Also I'm sure you could contact the manufacturer and have them give you more details on troubleshooting it, too.