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Lucky · 06-01-2009, 01:39 PM

Not sure I can be of much help from 4000 miles away, but I will offer a suggestion: swap the battery, again. I know you just replaced the battery, but it very well could be the cause of your problem.

I had the battery go bad in my little runabout motorboat this Spring and it caused issues very similar to what you are describing. I didn't dissect the battery to confirm, but I am convinced it had a bad connection from the final cell to the positive terminal. If I hit the battery in just the right way, my boat would start. Otherwise nothing. I re-did the ends of the cables connecting to the battery with nice shiny new parts -- no joy, still intermittent problems. I finally replaced the battery and the boat works flawlessly now.

Good luck.

06-01-2009, 01:39 PM	#7
Lucky Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 244	Not sure I can be of much help from 4000 miles away, but I will offer a suggestion: swap the battery, again. I know you just replaced the battery, but it very well could be the cause of your problem. I had the battery go bad in my little runabout motorboat this Spring and it caused issues very similar to what you are describing. I didn't dissect the battery to confirm, but I am convinced it had a bad connection from the final cell to the positive terminal. If I hit the battery in just the right way, my boat would start. Otherwise nothing. I re-did the ends of the cables connecting to the battery with nice shiny new parts -- no joy, still intermittent problems. I finally replaced the battery and the boat works flawlessly now. Good luck. __________________ -- John '00 Boxster S '86 911 Carrera Coupe (Sold)