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Old 10-27-2004, 10:44 AM
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Stormy,

There is a good chance that the primary circuit to your coil is breaking down somewhere within the boat's wiring.

You can install a jumper wire between the big battery cable on your starter solenoid and the positive terminal of the coil (this is exactly the same thing as turning the ignition switch ON, so you can't leave the wire installed permanently).

If the engine runs OK with this jumper installed, it would confirm a bad connection somewhere in the boat's electrical system.

You can actually continue using the boat using the jumper wire until you have a chance to correct the problem with your boat's wiring. You'll have to start the engine as normal after connecting the wire, and you'll have to remove the wire to shut off the engine.
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