convergent
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- May 17, 2010
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I have the Glasstream boat listed in my signature and it has an in boat charger that I always hook up when I get it home. Yesterday we went out on the boat for a couple of hours and had to pull it out because a storm came out. We waited about an hour and went back in for another couple of hours. We were skiing and tubing so we would run for a while and then each time we switched I would turn it off as usual. It was doing fine the whole time and then it just all of a sudden wouldn't start. I got the "click" like the solenoid engaged, but nothing. Then a few times it would turn over VERY slowly. But never came close to starting again. I haven't had a chance to do any in depth investigation yet, but from the dash gauge it looks like the voltage was down from the 13V that it usually shows, although the trim, radio, etc. all worked fine.
The only thing unusual about the day was that we pulled out for about an hour and I think the radio was left on. But it started fine when we went back in and had gotten cold so it did have to turnover for a few seconds to start.
So I'm wondering what the possible reasons are for this. Do I have a stator problem that caused it to run down, or do I have a faulty battery? Or could a cable problem do this? I do have one of those overall power switches too.
What's the best way to rule out a few things on this? I am hoping its not a stator problem, but not really sure how to determine it.
Thanks for any ideas.
The only thing unusual about the day was that we pulled out for about an hour and I think the radio was left on. But it started fine when we went back in and had gotten cold so it did have to turnover for a few seconds to start.
So I'm wondering what the possible reasons are for this. Do I have a stator problem that caused it to run down, or do I have a faulty battery? Or could a cable problem do this? I do have one of those overall power switches too.
What's the best way to rule out a few things on this? I am hoping its not a stator problem, but not really sure how to determine it.
Thanks for any ideas.
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