How to do a Basic Wire Splice

When I tried to start one of the boats this spring it was no go! I started checking and found no power from the console to the outboard motor itself. Further checking revealed that the main "bulkhead" connector at the motor housing was badly corroded and crumbled apart in my hands. I started looking for replacement harnesses or the connectors and found that Yamaha is VERY proud of their parts! Like around a grand proud! Nothing was showing up used for the 115 four stroke either. So I got out the soldering gun and heat shrink tubing and went to work. It took a couple of hours to strip and splice everything, but now everything on the boat works fine. You'd have to look very close to notice the repair. I wasn't able to stagger the splices and it looks a bit like a knocked up snake but, it still fits nicely in the space the connector was in.