Electric Hatch lift wiring

[ezstriper]

anybody know the wiring diagram of the electric hatch lift from a 253...uses only 2 wires on the motor with no ground....was working under the dash installing the hyd steering now won't go down..just up ?? power out of only one side of switch
? thanks Rob

 

[sim]

If God had meant for man to have electric hatch lifts he would have provided him with wiring schematics. Now stop messing with the master plan!

 

[keith4216]

http://checkmate-boats.com/photopost//showphoto.php?photo=2192

 

[RNGRDVE]

That looks like something my 4 year old nephew drew.

 

[keith4216]

That looks like something my 4 year old nephew drew.

Thats from the coloring book of Big Red.

 

[jazzy]

check to make sure you didnt disturb the kill switch in the engine compartment. i went through a similar situation and was puzzled for quite a while that switch shuts off the downward power its a little push button mounted on the underside of the deck mold where the hatch touches so that you cant overtorque the hatch with the hydraulic pump

 

[Big Red]

Some models used a four or 6 wire on the switch. The cyl. works like a power window in a car.

The hot and ground are reversed to make it go up or down.

I have seen one hatch cyl. that had 4 wires but most only have 2. DO NOT PUT A PERMANENT GROUND ON THE CYL.

 

[Big Red]

That looks like something my 4 year old nephew drew.

Maybe you could draw one better of your boat hatch switch,, Oh I forgot you dont have one and your just on here flappin your jaws

 

[ezstriper]

thanks, just what I needed...mine has the 6 post switch, 2 wire motor...thanks ! Rob

 

[sclemons]

check the contact connections on the dash switch.
mine used to work sometimes and not work other times.
i cleaned the switch contacts and it then worked great all the time.

 

[ezstriper]

I knocked one of the power wires off when getting the Hyd helm in place...not much room....and that thing is heavy and awkward with all the lines attached..

 

[Big Red]

On my 242 their was a main wire with a fused link that came off the battery that was the main power source for the hatch. Thought the cyl. was going bad but the fuse had corrosion on it.

 

[jazzy]

Big thanks to big red for his terribly drawn but really useful diagram

 

[diaster]

http://checkmate-boats.com/photopost//showphoto.php?photo=2192

if that diagram is correct, my switch is wired wrong. My switch has power and ground going to the middle poles.

no w3onder my hatch won't lift

 

[diaster]

I guess my way and napkin way have same results. hatch still slow, did all the electrical clean up, still slow. spliced in two wires and ran them to the number 2 battery well. Attached clips, if switch goes bad or its slow to raise, i just touch these to the battery and voila hatch raises, reverse polaity and hatch lowers.