Ranger 21EC Questions

[Wilkie]

I just purchased a 2007 Model..

1. How do the LED lights on the outside of the gunwale go on/off? The two inside step lights work but not the gunwale lights..

2. In the compartment under the controls is a fuse block.. What items are get their power from these?

3. What is the plug inside the gunwale near the bow for?

Thanks..

Wilkie

 

[SlackwaterJack]

those little led lights are powered by the trailer plug (lite up when towing). There's a plug from the trailer harness that plugs into the recepticle inside the gunnel that supplies power to those lites

 

[abcandjrc]

If you have an Owner's Manual for your boat you will have a fuse panel diagram in it. If you don't have one, you can download the official version from this site. Look under the category Ranger Factory Technical Bulletins. Depending on your model year that manual may show you the proper layout for your fuse block or may not.

Ours is a 2007 model and there were some discrepancies. What I did was power on all equipment and than pull fuses one at a time to find out what they powered. Then I updated the diagram to match our particular boat.

Also, if you bought your boat used, try to determine if the fuses are of the correct value. Ours had several 20 amp fuses protecting equipment that should have been fused for 2 or 3 amps. Not good. You can find out the fuse suggestions for most equipment by looking in the manuals for the equipment or by going online to the manufacturer's site and checking the specifications. In the case of my ICOM VHF, the manual did not specify the fuse size but ICOM's tech support responded to an e-mail request within hours.

Not fun, but do-able. Just the fact that you asked shows you are on the right track.

 

[Kamalani]

I wish I had the electrical wiring diagram for our 2009 R-21 at my fingertips. I remember that I started with the schematic that I downloaded from this site. (Factory has made a lot of useful info available for us Tugnutters to access as needed.) What I do remember was that the diagram must have been drawn for earlier model years because only half of the standard electrical components were represented there. I spliced on a second page to the diagram that began with the 12v fuse panel and then added about 6 additional items that came with the boat.

I also recall that the fuse block was fairly full with no spare locations for added equipment. Therefore I added a sub fuse block which I dedicated to electronic components. This freed up about 3 spaces on the primary block, and each electronic component was then powered from the sub block with the proper fuse rating. I think I used the space for VHF on the factory setup and provided a fuse rated to the highest amp rating in the sub block. This method worked out well for us because we opted for the Raymarine C Series including radar, sounder etc, which required 3 or 4 separate power sources.

The best advice I can offer, however, is to follow up with an "actual" wiring diagram with all fuses & electrical components labeled. The factory diagram will be a good starting point, but you will probably have a lot to add to make it your own.