Big Sand Lake
Cadet
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- Apr 21, 2012
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- 17
Hope someone can help me out. I have an 2007 18' Stingray with a 3.0L Volvo I/O. The boat has run great for the last 5 years and I only run it in fresh water and store it in my garage. Yesterday it started fine and after running at about 3500 rpm I slowed down to go through a canal. As soon as I slowed it down the 15 amp fuse under the instrument panel for the ignition blew. The next day I bought some new fuses and took the boat out again to trouble shoot. Here are my observations after blowing 4 more fuses:
1. The fuse ONLY blows when I slow down from a high speed to a low speed while moving - it runs fine in all other situations.
2. The fuse does NOT blow when I'm out of gear and I run the engine at a high speed and slow down (it seems like that part of the electrical system wouldn't care if I was in gear or not in gear - right?).
3. I intentionally ran the boat over some wakes to make things bounce around in case there was a loose wire and made a lot of sharp turns, and the fuse never blew.
I'm baffled on why the fuse ONLY blows when slowing down after high speeds. It runs fine when going slow, it runs fine at high speeds, it's only when I slow it down while in gear. It seems like I should be able to reproduce the problem when the boat is out of gear however it does not blow - I tried a dozen times.
Thanks in advance for your help!!!
1. The fuse ONLY blows when I slow down from a high speed to a low speed while moving - it runs fine in all other situations.
2. The fuse does NOT blow when I'm out of gear and I run the engine at a high speed and slow down (it seems like that part of the electrical system wouldn't care if I was in gear or not in gear - right?).
3. I intentionally ran the boat over some wakes to make things bounce around in case there was a loose wire and made a lot of sharp turns, and the fuse never blew.
I'm baffled on why the fuse ONLY blows when slowing down after high speeds. It runs fine when going slow, it runs fine at high speeds, it's only when I slow it down while in gear. It seems like I should be able to reproduce the problem when the boat is out of gear however it does not blow - I tried a dozen times.
Thanks in advance for your help!!!