I spent last night drawing up a color coded diagram of my engine harness. I hope it sheds some light as to how the engine side should be wired on a typical jet boat. Granted I run a full MSD setup and a 1 wire alternator, but it should give you somewhat of an idea on how to wire the motor.

I do have a fuse panel under the bow of the boat. Just haven't gotten that far on drawing up the dash diagram yet.

However I do not run a main disconnect, nor do I currently have a main breaker or fuse yet. I also need to fuse the MSD box. MSD claims you don't need to, but I honestly don't see the harm in putting a 10 amp fuse inline with it (since it'll only draw about 5.5 amps in my boat anyway).

Sounds good. I run a kill (laynard) interrupting the kicker wire for the MSD as well. I think I got the lanyard kit online somewhere. Pretty good price too.
T.J.

I too have a kill switch...just never installed it. A lot of good that does. lol

However I probably will install it before she hits the water this season.

BTW I don't think fusing the "remote" wire on the MSD will do much of anything...I would fuse the hot wire coming straight off the battery since this is where the box pulls all of its current from.

DESECRATING A CHEV BY RUNNING A FORD PART TO MAKE YOUR CHEV START.... FOR THOSE OUT THERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO WIRE A SOLENOID THE RIGHEIOUS WAY LIFT THE HOOD ON A FORD CAR OR TRUCK YOU WILL SEE THE POWER SIDE HAS THE BATTERY SIDE ON ONE SIDE AND OTHER SIDE IS THE STARTER SIDE SEPARATION OF POWER FORD HAS WIRED THERE CARS AND TRUCKS THIS WAY FOR OVER 60 YEARS. YOU CAN WIRE YOU STARTER WITH ONE CABLE GOING TO STARTER WITH JUMPER WIRE AT STARTER TO ENERGIZE STARTER NO POWER AT STARTER EXCEPT WHEN SOLENOID IS ENGAGED NO EXTRA WIRE RUNNING TO STARTER. MY CHEV IS WIRED LIKE A CHEV I DON'T DESECRATE A FORD PART TO MAKE MY CHEV START IN MY FLAT BOTTOM IT STARTS WITH ONE PUSH OF STARTER BUTTON. I CAN TURN MOTOR OVER AND NOT START IT MAKE SURE IT IS NOT STARTED DRY OR WET . BOAT MOTORS SET LONG TIME WITH OUT RUNNING I LIKE TO TURN MINE OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I START IT. I START MINE IN GEAR FIRE AND GO SKIERS IN TOW .

COME ON YOU FORD GUYS LETS CALL THESE GUYS ON THIS ?