I have searched the forums, so apologies if this has previously been answered.
Recently bought this boat, and until yesterday has worked flawlessly. Went to my boat yesterday and the battery was absolutely dead, wouldn't even turn on any lights (I believe I left my running lights on last time I was out). Didn't know the age of the battery, and knew the trolling motor battery was no good, so I replaced them both, and cleaned the cables.
Unfortunately, the boat would still not start. I pulled off the cover, and could see the starter spin when I turned the key, but the gear did not raise up to engage the flywheel.
I pulled up on the gear (when it was not spinning, of course) and it moves freely all the way up to the flywheel, so it is not stuck in the down position.
I put a charger on the new battery, and it was showing it was charging at 4 amps.
Question is, do I need a new starter, or is this problem indicative of the battery not being fully charged? Since the boat worked fine previously, I am skeptical that these two things (battery died, starter died) occured simultaneously.
Any guidance is much appreciated.
Dave
Recently bought this boat, and until yesterday has worked flawlessly. Went to my boat yesterday and the battery was absolutely dead, wouldn't even turn on any lights (I believe I left my running lights on last time I was out). Didn't know the age of the battery, and knew the trolling motor battery was no good, so I replaced them both, and cleaned the cables.
Unfortunately, the boat would still not start. I pulled off the cover, and could see the starter spin when I turned the key, but the gear did not raise up to engage the flywheel.
I pulled up on the gear (when it was not spinning, of course) and it moves freely all the way up to the flywheel, so it is not stuck in the down position.
I put a charger on the new battery, and it was showing it was charging at 4 amps.
Question is, do I need a new starter, or is this problem indicative of the battery not being fully charged? Since the boat worked fine previously, I am skeptical that these two things (battery died, starter died) occured simultaneously.
Any guidance is much appreciated.
Dave