DIY Boat Alternator Replacement - Sea Ray Mechanical Repairs

[@shaneroper5470]

Through simple observation and putting our minds to it, we can solve anything. Good message to society. 😉

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Hopefully it sinks in 👍

[@ladyluck5248]

I always check that bolt patterns and electrical posts all jive before I start fiddling : good call !!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Easier than trying to exchange a part, especially these days.

[@BellavistaPEI]

Good work sticking with it! Any job worth doing is worth doing right and it is even better when you do it yourself!! CHEERS!!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

You got that right!

[@user-xb8cq5bd2j]

Orange is the power, (EXC )IS THE PURPLE WIRE( Excitation wire) , SENSING WIRE IS RED /PURPLE (S) , GROUND WIRE IS (E) . It might take you some time to find it but what I did was download and print off a Mercury marine Manual #23 for 454 and 502 engines . It lists everything from wiring diagrams to rebuilding a distributer to Torq specs on every single nut and bolt.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Cool.

[@trippiii7715]

This is huge, thank you. Purchased a alternator with one yellow wire = exc wire purple. But will I need the other pink wire for anything? The sencing wire.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks for that 👍

[@davestancil6173]

Thanks for the tutorial. I have single 454 in a 1993 Bayliner and just changed my alternator.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Nice👌

[@leonardkevin12]

The other reason for doing the maintenance is that you know “what” was done & you learn your boat systems.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Exactly! I've tried telling folks that for years, but many are too timid to even look at their mechanical systems, let alone work on them 😟

[@thomasellwood9699]

It is definitely not easy working on the engines when your a big guy. There is zero room for legs and feet! Nice job.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I've been vertically challenged my whole life and have come up with many new curse words to deal with it 😜

[@Jeremy_teamyoshi]

I just changed the steering cable on my tiny 16’ sea ray. I couldn’t handle what the marine mechanics wanted for it $$. with a little elbow grease I did it myself. Now with the money I saved I took the wife out for steak dinner and a corona !

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Very nice!

[@SOLDTONORM]

Thanks again!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks again!

[@germanlopez4134]

Great video poul i know on this boat everything is hard to do

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

And getting harder each year 😉

[@bulistik5039]

My alternator does not seem to be charging the battery. The purple and red wire lead to nowhere on mine. I think i read they are the excite and tach but i could be wrong. From my understanding the excite gets the alternator working if it sits for a long time and loses its magnetism which causing it not to kick on and charge the battery i guess. Still trying to figure it all out. Wish this video showed where those wires connect to in the boat

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Good luck with your troubleshooting 👍

[@clevjam]

Paul, Very cool! Thanks for sharing. It must be so hard to film and swear at the same time! Cheers!😎

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Yes it was :-)

[@phoenixtoohot]

Great Channel ... did you say you spend $10,000 (on maintenance) every year? Or were you trying to make a point? I' am estimating to budget about 6 % of the boat value per year ... considering a used 310 at $70,000, that would be $4,200 per year. Am I crazy?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Got a video coming out soon, including a breakdown of our annual costs - before fuel.

[@trippiii7715]

Does anyone know what the purple and pink quick connection wires are used for, and if they are needed?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Glad to read that someone knew the answer, because I had no idea. When I swapped the alternator, I just did one for one wire.

[@trippiii7715]

​@@BoatingWithBoogaboo awesome video, I forgot to add. Saved me 700, God bless you. Yes from what it looks like and from what I researched I think I will be ok without pink wire, especially if you were. I was thinking it would mess up the reading behind the dash. The purple wire is the ignition start wire. (Ext)

[@twarner5]

For a sanity check, did you take the old alternator into an auto store for a free diagnostic?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Nope. Just put it in the box and set it aside for future reference 😉

[@aayala302]

Do you know what exactly the purple and red wires are for?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Electricity ;-)

[@yumpinyiminy963]

So, sew buttons. Old girlfriend. Did you cross price a standard alternator vs the "marine" version? What, What, What? A boat is a hole in the water in which you throw money. Is it worth it? Yes. For me just the mental health of being on the water was worth it.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Didn't price around.

[@ChadBennettSr]

Halfway through the video before you start even talking about the repair itself… ugh…

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

If you watch any more of my videos, you're gonna see a lot of that, as I tend to talk too much. Talk too much. Sometimes, I even too much talk 🤣