Enough juice for stereo????

[smay1981]

Ok, Sorry to bring this thread up again, but I don’t know where to start. Not a electrical guy. With our new 94 SN, it has a stock Alternator, I believe the stock stereo amp, a new CD player head unit and 4 stock speakers. I believe it(alternator or battery) are not putting out enough power. The ignition beaker needs to be on for anything to work first, if the blower or auto bilge is on then the stereo does not have enough power to turn on. If these things are turned off then it will work. Also while motor is running all things will work. Push the horn and stereo goes off, or the bilge comes on, stereo goes off.

Please let me know what I can do to eliminate this. I need help. I not trying to have a 500 watt stereo blaring while we are running but just trying to enjoy a few tunes while out on the lake…..I have 3 or 4 teenagers in the boat all the time so the stereo is a necessity.
Thanks!

[EchoLodge]

RE: Enough juice for stereo????

Start by running a new 10 gauge positive wire from the 50 amp breaker near the engine to the ignition breaker on the dash. This solved most of my power problems. You can also run a new ground at the same time.