2012 SANTE 210 Electrical Problem Fixed!!!!!!!!!!

[Quick VR-4]

So I bought a new to me boat this summer and have loved it other than the occasional electrical problem i.e. mainly involving the LINC. Coming from an 2005 210 that I had zero problems with, I was worried about this boat having more gadgets increasing the probability of things going wrong. Sometimes I would hit the blower, ballast, etc. and the LINC would reboot shutting everything down for a minute or 2. Then I installed plug n' play ballast which starngely made things worse. Even a time or two shutting the LINC down while under way and killing the motor. Since we are approaching the end of the season I was about ready to yank it out and take it to the dealer expecting that my LINC was the culprit and I would be staring down a $5,000+ fix. My wife then reminded me that it had gotten worse when I installed the extra sacks and I explained to her that nothing electrical/mechanical was added...just sacks. He stuck to her opinion and said it definitely got worse after that. So the next time power cut and the lights would just flicker when I tried to start the boat, I got in the back and when I moved the hose going into the extra sack, the power flickered. Finally, progress so I figured it was a positve wire somewhere that was getting grounded and messing the system up. Upon further inspection, the problem became clear rather quickly. The nut that secures the ground to the rear distribution block had come off. By the looks at the number of systems hooked up to this block, thats a lot of stuff that could get messed up!!!! I suspect the boat may have been this way since purchasing it and when I relocated the extra sack, the fill hose was wrapped around the block which would cause the boat to lose ground peridoically if the bag shifted or I filled/emptied it. Now that I have secured the ground, I can run pumps, stereo, lights, etc. simultaniously without so much as a hiccup. I love simple fixes and glad my wife helped me stumble on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wakemaker]

lol nice job
got to lv the wife's sometimes we just need to listen dont tell her i said that

[charlesml3]

The nut that secures the ground to the rear distribution block had come off.

So can you describe where this distribution block is or perhaps get another photo pulled back a bit?

Thanks!

-Charles

[Quick VR-4]

lol nice job
got to lv the wife's sometimes we just need to listen dont tell her i said that

After chastising her about how it could not be the sacks because I added nothing electrical to mess with the electronics, I did tell her she was "kind of" right. To which she replied she was 100% right and my life would be a lot easier if I would listen to her more often..lol. She is probably "kind of" right about that too.

[Quick VR-4]

So can you describe where this distribution block is or perhaps get another photo pulled back a bit?

Thanks!

-Charles

It was ziptied to a bunch of wire loom in the rear starboard locker at the rear. I can try, but once I got everything bolted down...I reziptied everything so you cannot see it unless you get inside the locker and look up underneath the fiberglass. I might be able to get a decent pic.