I have on my e-25, an older 7.5 hp Merc with electric start and an alternator so that batteries charge when the motor runs. Access to my battery box is in the cabin, under the steps. My portable gas tank is located in the gas locker (in the cockpit starboard-side storage box) with the fuel line coming through a rubber nipple that opens to the aft wall of the fuel locker, directly facing the outboard motor.
A previous owner drilled a hole (approx 3/4") in the floor of the gas locker, apparently for access to the battery area. I'm thinking he ran the power cable into that gas locker (through the nipple for the fuel line) and through the hole in the floor of the gas locker, to the battery. I don't like the idea of a power cable in the same area where there will be gas fumes. The possibilities seem.....explosive. But to further "ignite" the problem, my power cable is not long enough to reach the battery, and I think the previous owner must have attached a battery cable extention to the motor's power cable, and that connection would have been inside the gas locker.
I need a better route to the battery box. Can anyone suggest a route for this power cable to get to the battery box?
Thanks,
Mike
A previous owner drilled a hole (approx 3/4") in the floor of the gas locker, apparently for access to the battery area. I'm thinking he ran the power cable into that gas locker (through the nipple for the fuel line) and through the hole in the floor of the gas locker, to the battery. I don't like the idea of a power cable in the same area where there will be gas fumes. The possibilities seem.....explosive. But to further "ignite" the problem, my power cable is not long enough to reach the battery, and I think the previous owner must have attached a battery cable extention to the motor's power cable, and that connection would have been inside the gas locker.
I need a better route to the battery box. Can anyone suggest a route for this power cable to get to the battery box?
Thanks,
Mike
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