Help needed--on water and engine is not turning over

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Hey guys,

Posting from my BB again. We are currently stuck on the water bc my engine won't turn over! Went out all day yesterday with no problems, and most of the day today. Its almost like its a battery problem as the engine sluggishly turned after sitting for about 30 minutes listening to the radio, but the batteries are both new. Plus I had just cranked it and moved it to keep from getting hit by these sailboats.

Now when I turn the ignition, I hear the normal beeping, and 1 click from the engine but nothing. It won't turn.

Any ideas on some things I can look for before calling for a tow?

[aaroncat]

Have you checked all the fuses under the dash? Remove and re-seat them.

We thought we were doomed about a month ago with the boat not turning over then went through the fuses 1 by 1 and the boat turned over fine after that.

[badasshybrid]

Mine did the same thing the other day and it was a ground wire loose on the block.

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Mine did the same thing the other day and it was a ground wire loose on the block.

Can you remind me where that is again? I am thinking it is on the bottom right if you are looking towards the back of the boat.

Sound right?

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Have you checked all the fuses under the dash? Remove and re-seat them.

We thought we were doomed about a month ago with the boat not turning over then went through the fuses 1 by 1 and the boat turned over fine after that.

Man I was hoping that would fix it! No luck.


Its strange bc the battery reads fine. I turn the key, get one click and then nothing else.

[viking]

Maybe you've checked and double checked but make sure it's in neutral!
Mine did the same thing and after bout 1/2 hour realized one of my kids pushed the throttle arm forward just enough that it wasn't reading the neutral position. Wiggled it and sure enough it started right up.

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Maybe you've checked and double checked but make sure it's in neutral!
Mine did the same thing and after bout 1/2 hour realized one of my kids pushed the throttle arm forward just enough that it wasn't reading the neutral position. Wiggled it and sure enough it started right up.

I double checked and then triple checked. I would never have let myself live it down if that was the case, so I made sure that sucker was in neutral before I posted.

This is startïng to get frustrating...........

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Check battery connections,
Safety lanyard,
Douple check all the plugs on your ecu above your tanny,
try tapping on your starter (solinoid)
try wiggleing the wire harness under the dash while you try to start it.
try shifting the throttle back and forth while you are trying to start it.
I'll try to think of some more.

What do you think it means that the engine is not turning over? I just get that one click.

The battery connections look good.

Checked the ecu plugs. (Unplugged and plugged back in)

Did some wiggling on the harness and still does the same.

Shifted the throttle a bit..same.

Also, where is the starter? Still trying to learn where everything is in my first full summer as a boat owner.

Thanks to all of you for the help!

[WaterBullDawg1980]

Was the battery space jammed packed with stuff?

try opening and closing the circuit breakers (above the battery) a couple times.

As a matter of fact it was. What do the circut breakers look like? I looked in there and unplugged and plugged back in the fuses. I saw what looked like simple RCA cables going to the head unit and then just wires clamped together.

Am I missing them?

[WaterBullDawg1980]

The motor should still turn over it just won't start with vapor lock.
My bet is on your battery terminals. Grab the cables and try to work them onto the post better. If you have new batteries that means there is a good chance the cables weren't tightened properly/completely. If you can move the battery cable connections on the battery then they are too loose.

Yeah, I had read through the vapor lock, but it won't turn over so I didn't think it was that. Plus, its only 72, I poured some cold lake water on the fuel filter and plus I have been sitting here for about 2 hours. . As a matter of fact I just cracked an Amstel Light.

I am going to mess with the connections right now. They look like they could be tighter for sure.

Stand by for update......