bnh610
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- Joined
- Jul 25, 2017
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Hey everyone new boat owner here. I am having a weird problem. 1st off the boat runs amazing and have no issues at idle or running. The boat was purchased from a family member and always maintained by the marina. Motor has under 250hrs on it since new 1 owner. The issue I am having is before I head out I always start the boat at home with flush cups. The boat always fires up within 2-3 secs but the motor seems like its having a hard time turning over. When I put it in the water starting it is even harder. I seems like the motor barley wants to turn! I get like 3 slow cranks and a pause then 3 more. I purchased a brand new Everstart 24MS Battery. I metered it at 12.9VDC. 625 CC amps. I am not sure why it is so much easier to start out of the water then in. I'm not sure the battery is enough or if there is another issue. I checked the manual and it say minimum CC amps is 325. For a small 3.1 Merc I would think it should crank Pretty fast and not so slow. To me it seems like it is having a hard time starting cause it is not turning over fast enough, Any help would be great. Alpha outdrive FYI