rebmo
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- Jul 2, 2007
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Today we took our Lund Explorer 2006 Sport 1700 w/115 Merc 4-Stroke out after doing a driveway muff checkup yesterday. The boat started right up in the driveway and idled for a while then I gently ran it in forward/reverse and all was well. Today launched it and started it and it started right up. Let it idle a bit and started to prep to take off.Then the motor died. I tried to restart and it just turned over (never did that always fired) We then noticed the lanyard switched had been bumped to off (ahah). So switched it to on and tried starting a few more times and it started to fire but then the battery went dead. It was flooded I assume since I could smell gas. So let it rest a while and it just clicked. Battery is going on 4 years but always on a maintenance charger.
So not to far off the launch, we fished a bit and then trolled in. I parked on the other side of the launch dock and switched to a healthy trolling battery. All I got was clicking. Next I phoned my wife and she came down and picked up the battery and me and we went home (close) and charged the battery. Voltage was at 13.5 when I took it back and installed it gain and all I got was clicking.
So something else happened here. Tried 2 batteries One good for sure (trolling battery with near full charge according to trolling motor monitor) and the other (starting battery) fully charged. Checked connections all clean and rock solid. Now all I'm getting is the click. Any suggestions on what to check.
One note is that the ignition switch seemed to turn further than the start position. This evening I took it out and checked it and it may have just been loose in the dash. I could not get the switch guts to turn with the key holding the switch body in my hand and turning the key. So it seems fine. It seems like I have some electrical issue brought on by whatever happened today.
Any thought starters on where to check? I'm going to go through fuses Thursday when I get the next chance to check it out in daylight.
TIA for any thoughts.
So not to far off the launch, we fished a bit and then trolled in. I parked on the other side of the launch dock and switched to a healthy trolling battery. All I got was clicking. Next I phoned my wife and she came down and picked up the battery and me and we went home (close) and charged the battery. Voltage was at 13.5 when I took it back and installed it gain and all I got was clicking.
So something else happened here. Tried 2 batteries One good for sure (trolling battery with near full charge according to trolling motor monitor) and the other (starting battery) fully charged. Checked connections all clean and rock solid. Now all I'm getting is the click. Any suggestions on what to check.
One note is that the ignition switch seemed to turn further than the start position. This evening I took it out and checked it and it may have just been loose in the dash. I could not get the switch guts to turn with the key holding the switch body in my hand and turning the key. So it seems fine. It seems like I have some electrical issue brought on by whatever happened today.
Any thought starters on where to check? I'm going to go through fuses Thursday when I get the next chance to check it out in daylight.
TIA for any thoughts.
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