All effed up!

[jyj1189]

The forums have been very helpful to me so far so here goes again. I had to jump my boat today to get it running. First time of the year so I thought nothing of it. It ran rough until what I'm assuming was the new gas got into the motor. However the check engine light is now on. I called a friend who gave it a look, but we couldn't get the damn thing started again until I got another jump pack from the Police. There are also weird things with the radio, ballast, and lights. When I turn any of them on, there seems to be a draw somewhere since the gauges drop to zero.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Oh and none of my trailers lights will work! After putting it in the water to unload it they came on, but once it dried out, nothing!

[brain_rinse]

Sounds like you need a new battery

[jyj1189]

I had a friend tell me the same thing. Would a battery cause all that?

[brain_rinse]

Yep, it can cause all of those issues you mentioned. Still running the original battery?

[jyj1189]

Original to when I bought it last year. I'm not sure if the previous owner ever changed it. Could that cause the check engine light too? Any thoughts on my trailer problem?

[jmvotto]

Yep, I vote new battery as well.