2016 G23 with Factory Polk system, head unit and amps wont power on

[sarasetp]

Just had boat dewinterized by dealer. I guess they dont check to see if the stereo powers on. We did our own water test and discovered that the stereo nor amps wont power on. The batteries both seem charged and the rest of the boat systems seem to work fine. Is there a breaker or fuse I can check? I just dont know where to start.

I checked the forums and found no answers to this question. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[bturner]

I've found that typically this type of issue is caused either by someone not connecting all the cables to the battery (this is usually me in my case), or a tripped breaker. Pick which one you want to go after first. According to the owner's manual which you can download here if you don't have one,

https://nautique.com/models/owners-manuals

the fuse panel is under the driver's dash. If the radio doesn't have power, most likely the amps will not show power either as the head unit sends a signal typically via a blue wire to the amps to power on. If you find no joy here, go over the battery cable installation very closely to ensure all the cables were attached. Many boat power schemes will separate the house and/or stereo power source from the starting circuit on dual battery installations. This would allow the boat to start / run fine without the stereo coming on if that connection were missed. Ask me how I know......

[sarasetp]

How do you get to the fuse panel under the steering wheel? bturner

[sarasetp]

Attached is a picture of my breaker panel. It has nothing noting stereo. So which do I try to reset?

[distinguishedmotorsports]

Attached is a picture of my breaker panel. It has nothing noting stereo. So which do I try to reset?

Yours is the 150 amp breaker with the yellow flag. you can swing the yellow flag up and towards the left, but it is not tripped currently. meaning that something else is going on. check if the PDM #1 or #2 has a fuse or breaker for stereo

[bturner]

Also go to the battery and see if there are any cables that did not get connected.

[kylant]

my dealer just called and said my head unit (Polk) is not working. they just summerized boat. it was working fine last fall when then winterized it

[bturner]

It happens. Without being there to look at it, it's difficult to say what is and what isn't connected correctly or is/isn't working. I don't have my boat at home so I can't look at mine but they used to have an inline fuse holder on the radio that you could check to see if it popped. Here's a sample of what the fuse would look like in the harness....

[Scooter G]

There is an in-line fuse or 2. Grab a pillow and nestle yourself in the cuddy, check all your connections and fuse(s) - (after you check connections at the battery). Sometimes things get bumped moving boards & what not in and out. There are a lot of plugs making that whole system work. Are you trying to fire things up through the linc screen, or have you tried to make it live at the head unit, try both. My go to after all that would be to check to see if I am getting juice from the source, via test light or meter. I love electrical demons, it's always the last place you look

[bturner]

I love the nestle part and envy the cuddy. I contort my body into a hole I barely fit in then wonder if I'm going to have to call EMS to pull me out. Can't stand up straight for an hour afterwards. It sucks getting old.....