- Oct 4, 2006
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- Boat Info
- 2003 280DA and 1995 Sea Ray 175
- Engines
- Twin 4.3l and 3.0l, all w/ AlphaI GenII drives
I'm having an odd issue with my multi-button helm control pads lately on the boat. I'm not sure if there is a short in it or not. (what is the official term for these pads?)
On the starboard pad, now when I press the horn button, all that happens is my bilge lights go on! The little green light on the bilge lights button on the control pad will also light up. Pressing it again will extinguish the bilge lights and green light. Pressing the bilge lights button will do the same. So it's like both of these buttons are linked together, doing the same thing. No horn. What could this mean? Is it a short in the control pad?
Also, my windlass down button on this same control pad no longer works. The windlass on/off and up buttons work fine. The windlass works fine both up and down using the foot switches at the bow. I have a brand new windlass motor...replaced in 2013. Gotta be the switch.
On the port side, my bilge blower green light no longer activates (though the switch works fine) and I may have trim tab button issues (port side bow down may not work). But that needs further troubleshooting and is a topic for another post in the future...
Any thoughts?
On the starboard pad, now when I press the horn button, all that happens is my bilge lights go on! The little green light on the bilge lights button on the control pad will also light up. Pressing it again will extinguish the bilge lights and green light. Pressing the bilge lights button will do the same. So it's like both of these buttons are linked together, doing the same thing. No horn. What could this mean? Is it a short in the control pad?
Also, my windlass down button on this same control pad no longer works. The windlass on/off and up buttons work fine. The windlass works fine both up and down using the foot switches at the bow. I have a brand new windlass motor...replaced in 2013. Gotta be the switch.
On the port side, my bilge blower green light no longer activates (though the switch works fine) and I may have trim tab button issues (port side bow down may not work). But that needs further troubleshooting and is a topic for another post in the future...
Any thoughts?
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