WeekendsAreMine
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- Jun 15, 2009
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Hi fellow boaters,
I would like to introduce myself. I have been on the board and reading for some time. I have been boating for several years but do not have a lot of experience with anything more than routine maintenence.
With that said, I have a question: This past weekend, we were cliff jumping. A few of us stayed in the boat while the others swam to shore to jump. Since there was boat traffic in the area, I had to regulary start the engine and move us back into position to keep us away from the rocks. The water at this particular spot was way too deep for my anchor.
Anyway, the boat has always cranked without hesitation. I have the audible beep when you turn the key to the first position, so I always wait till the second beep before engaging the starter. After two or three times of cranking to move back into position the fourth or fifth time, I turned the key, got the two beeps, all the guages lit up but the starter would not even click when turn the key to engage it.
I went ahead and pulled the starter to make sure the bendix wasn't stuck to the flywheel...It seemed fine. Before pulling the starter, I shorted the solenoid and the starter sounded like it was spinning, but it didn't seem to engage to the flywheel...Unfortuantely, I am unsure exactly how I should have interpreted which was another reason I went ahead and pulled the starter.
The starter itself looked fine, no signs of rust on the shaft or around the bendix in general. Everything inside the engine compartment looks "new."
I apologize in advance if I have left off key details, as i said, I am new to anything beyond routine maintenance. About the most complicate thing I have done on this engine is replace the raw-water impeller.
Thank you indvance for the help.
I would like to introduce myself. I have been on the board and reading for some time. I have been boating for several years but do not have a lot of experience with anything more than routine maintenence.
With that said, I have a question: This past weekend, we were cliff jumping. A few of us stayed in the boat while the others swam to shore to jump. Since there was boat traffic in the area, I had to regulary start the engine and move us back into position to keep us away from the rocks. The water at this particular spot was way too deep for my anchor.
Anyway, the boat has always cranked without hesitation. I have the audible beep when you turn the key to the first position, so I always wait till the second beep before engaging the starter. After two or three times of cranking to move back into position the fourth or fifth time, I turned the key, got the two beeps, all the guages lit up but the starter would not even click when turn the key to engage it.
I went ahead and pulled the starter to make sure the bendix wasn't stuck to the flywheel...It seemed fine. Before pulling the starter, I shorted the solenoid and the starter sounded like it was spinning, but it didn't seem to engage to the flywheel...Unfortuantely, I am unsure exactly how I should have interpreted which was another reason I went ahead and pulled the starter.
The starter itself looked fine, no signs of rust on the shaft or around the bendix in general. Everything inside the engine compartment looks "new."
I apologize in advance if I have left off key details, as i said, I am new to anything beyond routine maintenance. About the most complicate thing I have done on this engine is replace the raw-water impeller.
Thank you indvance for the help.