I am not sure where to start I want to give as much information as I can...
I am boat stupid but learning this is my first real boat. Mechanically I rely on my brother and the "honesty" of the boat yard (that is a whole bag of nuts there). I am not a mechanic but I am not dumb to it. I learn things quick and once I do them I normally never forget.
So I will try to make this short... Get in boat it starts perfectly! drive it for an hour then take it to the dock to put gas in it to beat the 4th of July rush.
Lead engine (I call it that because it has the alt and power steering on it and I have 2 engines) turns over really slow... then stops... no click like a car no nothing... try again... it tries really hard again dragging but then quits. My brother who is a car mechanic is with me and we start going over stuff.
Take plugs out... it turns over just fine... put just 2 plugs in... and it drags really slow again... I start checking wires and found that the boat yard who had the boat for weeks did not tighten up the battery cables on either side. They were finger tight and I am doubtful of a good connection.
the gage still shows the battery is hot (good) though... my brother said it almost sounds like it could have jumped time... or the starters just up and went bad but he does not think so. He is not familure with marine engines and because it seems when we look this up it is not attached to any automotive engine we can find it is hard to get info on it. Can anyone steer me in a direction that might help please?
tonight we are going to put a charger on the battery just in case and I will have my lap top to update this thread as we try different things. Thank you for any help you can give
Douglas
I am boat stupid but learning this is my first real boat. Mechanically I rely on my brother and the "honesty" of the boat yard (that is a whole bag of nuts there). I am not a mechanic but I am not dumb to it. I learn things quick and once I do them I normally never forget.
So I will try to make this short... Get in boat it starts perfectly! drive it for an hour then take it to the dock to put gas in it to beat the 4th of July rush.
Lead engine (I call it that because it has the alt and power steering on it and I have 2 engines) turns over really slow... then stops... no click like a car no nothing... try again... it tries really hard again dragging but then quits. My brother who is a car mechanic is with me and we start going over stuff.
Take plugs out... it turns over just fine... put just 2 plugs in... and it drags really slow again... I start checking wires and found that the boat yard who had the boat for weeks did not tighten up the battery cables on either side. They were finger tight and I am doubtful of a good connection.
the gage still shows the battery is hot (good) though... my brother said it almost sounds like it could have jumped time... or the starters just up and went bad but he does not think so. He is not familure with marine engines and because it seems when we look this up it is not attached to any automotive engine we can find it is hard to get info on it. Can anyone steer me in a direction that might help please?
tonight we are going to put a charger on the battery just in case and I will have my lap top to update this thread as we try different things. Thank you for any help you can give
Douglas
