Now would you have made the same mistake if you had been drinking? It
happens to the best of us at least that's my excuse as I did the same thing
to a 1985 Suburban and cooked the fusible link in it. Oh did I tell you that
I'm a Journeyman Electrician with over 20 years on the job, I wasn't
drinking that day either, hmmm.

Mark you leads red and black and maybe even put a little paint on the
battery as with age our eyesight isn't the best anymore and those markings
on the batteries are the same color as the battery. If you want to really
up date your wiring mark the neg lead Yellow as that's the "new" black this
year.


Mick
"Dwayne S. Byrd" wrote in message
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I can't believe how stupid I am, but after installing a new battery in
my 2001 Stingray 190FX I/O, I actually hooked it up backwards.
Needless to say, the electrical system is dead. Tested and replaced
several fuses. The power tilt and trim still works, but I believe
this is because it has it's own connection to the battery.

Everything else is dead- ignition, blower, bildge, etc.

It's at the shop now, but in the meantime, any ideas on what all could
be fried?

And no, I hadn't even had a drink yet when it happened. Wish I had,
because at least I could have blamed it on that.