2013 G23 Starting Problems. Sounds like dead battery but must be electrical

[fatchance720]

I got back from vacation, I had my boat detailed. I accidentally left the batteries on (only 24 hours from last start) and I launched the boat in the water and I pressed start twice waited for the system to boot up then the 3rd time hitting start all I got was a click like a dead battery. I tried a few more times then gave up and trailered home to charge. 5 Hours later I tried again and same thing. This time a electrical smell? Any chance when getting the boat detailed a wire got knocked loose on that yellow box under seat behind driver? I wondered if a ground wire got loose. The person detailing the boat did not go into where the battery terminals were. I checked both batteries to ensure the connection was tight. It is supposed to be 80+ all week and my dealer is 2 hours away and I do not even own a truck. Anyone else encountered a problem like this?

[JamesHawk101]

Sounds like a bad starter. Does the screen boot up and everything?

[ers906]

Was it a click and did it sound like the engine tried to turn over, or just a click like the stater solenoid?

[vision]

Sounds like a bad starter. Does the screen boot up and everything?

My question as well. Screen/computer booted? If so, simply swap out a battery for a fresh one and see if it cranks. Use just one battery on the perco battery switch. This would at least tell you if it was just battery versus bad ground/lead wire/solenoid/starter.

[fatchance720]

No Way it can be the battery, volts look good, screen boots up fine. It did flutter once. I think it has to be a short somewhere. I am getting my surf pipe installed anyway so fortunately my dealer is picking my boat up and they can check it out.