Vinson Blanton
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- Jul 20, 2018
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cranked my pontoon and everything seemed fine until i put in neutral and heard metal to metal from the engine. put back in gear and motor sounded normal. shifted from forward to reverse and heard the same sound every time it went in neutral. boat cut off and i notice smoke from battery compartment. the hot terminal had melted down. i put the fire out and assumed a loose connection. after replacing the battery, the starter just clicks and gets hot. do you think the starter was the problem the whole time and it caused the battery to develop heat at the post and melt down.