Hi Folks,
I last used my boat in Aug,2015 and although it has been difficult to start since I bought it in February it does eventually start, but never easily. About 1 month ago I was barely able to start it but eventually got lucky after 1/2 hour trying. This week I have spent hours and hours trying to get it started. At first we thought it was fuel related but the plugs have gas on them. Now even with brand new batteries she will barely turn over with 14v at each battery. I must say that towards the end when things were getting really sluggish, I noticed a sound like you get when you rub your hands together tightly in a circular fashion. The back of the engine has a fair build up of rust around where the starter motor is attached and I am also wondering if the motor itself is now damaged due to all the punishing cranking I have put it through over the last 3 days. The raw water feed has been "off" throughout this process so I am stumped. Clutch issues ? It runs well when running. I just can't get it to start now. Draws the batteries down fast. Any ideas appreciated.
I last used my boat in Aug,2015 and although it has been difficult to start since I bought it in February it does eventually start, but never easily. About 1 month ago I was barely able to start it but eventually got lucky after 1/2 hour trying. This week I have spent hours and hours trying to get it started. At first we thought it was fuel related but the plugs have gas on them. Now even with brand new batteries she will barely turn over with 14v at each battery. I must say that towards the end when things were getting really sluggish, I noticed a sound like you get when you rub your hands together tightly in a circular fashion. The back of the engine has a fair build up of rust around where the starter motor is attached and I am also wondering if the motor itself is now damaged due to all the punishing cranking I have put it through over the last 3 days. The raw water feed has been "off" throughout this process so I am stumped. Clutch issues ? It runs well when running. I just can't get it to start now. Draws the batteries down fast. Any ideas appreciated.
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