I have to start the post by saying i am electrically challenged. My boat partially sunk last year upon pumping the water out and trying to start it, it would start and stall. I tried starting it then putting it in gear to rev the motor up to keep it running. Once I put the boat back in neutral it would no longer turn over. The boat will pull start with the key in the on position and you can turn the boat off with the key once its pull started. I have tested the starter and starter solenoid and both are good. I have power on the inbound side of the starter solenoid when I turn the key, just not on the outbound side that connects to the starter. There are two other smaller wires, one looks like a black ground that just connects to a bolt, and the other is a green wire that im not sure where it goes.
The boat runs fine now I have that sorted out I would just really like to be able to start it with the key. I have a buddy who is saying we could just bypass the electrical system and install a push button and run it to the battery and straight to the starter solenoid. Im just looking for ideas on where to look next to fix the key starting and any feedback on my buddies idea of just bypassing the electrical with a push button start, security of the boat is not a concern.
The boat runs fine now I have that sorted out I would just really like to be able to start it with the key. I have a buddy who is saying we could just bypass the electrical system and install a push button and run it to the battery and straight to the starter solenoid. Im just looking for ideas on where to look next to fix the key starting and any feedback on my buddies idea of just bypassing the electrical with a push button start, security of the boat is not a concern.
