I recently purchased a used 1996 Cobalt 190. We have used the boat five or six times. On the last two outings, while trimming the prop, the motor shut off. The first couple of times this happened, upon restarting the motor, it fired back up. However, after the third time, the engine would not turn over. I noticed after the first time this happened that the voltage meter was very erratic, rapidly moving from left to right. After the engine failed to crank, we patiently waited 5-10 minutes and then hopefully tried to crank it and luckily it fired back up and I immediately noticed the voltage meter behaving erratic again so we headed back to the dock. The boat ran fine just as ling as I do not attempt to adjust the trim. Oddly enough, after trailing the boat, with the engine off, trimming the prop to the full upright position for the journey home worked just fine.
Does anyone have a clue as to what the problem is? Is this a battery about to die? If this is a short, anyone have any advice as to specifically where to be looking? I am fairly mechanically inclined but electrical issues are not really my forte. Thanks!
Does anyone have a clue as to what the problem is? Is this a battery about to die? If this is a short, anyone have any advice as to specifically where to be looking? I am fairly mechanically inclined but electrical issues are not really my forte. Thanks!