vent on front of boat

[HighTechRedneck]

Torpedoe...... I like that idea

[FishinFool]

When I got my 2008 191FS, the horn worked, although I do agree it is mighty wimpy! Halfway thru my first weekend on the water (and fortunately after the SC DNR checked my boat), the horn quit. When I took out the trolling motor plug panel to look at it, I found that the wires had come off of the horn terminals (they were connected with female spade lugs). I also found that the wires were run from the console thru the foam in the gunnel and were almost too short to reach the horn. I pulled on them some and got enough slack in the wires to reconnect them to the horn. I believe the foam is causing the wiring to move to the point that the vibration from the waves causes them to disconnect.

It has been fine since.

Tony

[FishinFool]

and PS...I meant to say that I've been carrying a whistle on my boat keys ever since!

Tony

[Thfireman]

Originally Posted by HighTechRedneck

Fireman

i just fixed my horn this morning. It seems a previous owner cut the wires to the horn. My horn is louder than my car and truck. It has a high pitched sound like a small car or a motorcycle just louder. I am pretty sure it is a stock horn.

A few things I would check.

1 Was their water in the horn.
2 Is it getting the proper voltage. Are the wires corroded.
3 as said in a above post the horn is poorly placed and the horn may be damaged.

good luck. hope this helps
HTR

I will check this stuff but it pretty much has been like that since I bought it new. Thanks for the check list. I will let ya know what I find.