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Hi guys, I am hoping someone can shed some light on this problem as it is driving me a bit crazy at the moment. I have posted about it before a couple of years ago when it first happened but at that time it disappeared on its own with no accurate diagnosis. Anyway it has recently been happening on and off again and despite my best efforts I have not been able to isolate the offending part(s).
The boat is a 2011 Coastal Edition 210 with the Crusader 409. I am on about 600 hours now. It does not have the LINC system but has the gauges and normal key. Original problem was at turning the key just a click behind the dash. As I said it went away the first time and didn't recur until more recently when it has been happening more and more often and now it won't start again. When it does start it is strong and there is no clicking at the starter or solenoid as you see when the battery is weak. Sometimes the starting sequence begins but it aborts before ignition. I do not have a dealer anywhere near me so am on my own with this one.
This is what I have done/checked so far:
New battery, terminals, earth at side of motor.
Starter relay replaced
Kill switch seems to work fine and boat is in neutral.
I am getting 12V at the positive terminal on the starter.
Everything looks ok behind the dash.
The other day I was looking at the terminals on the starter and when I moved the black wrapped cable that goes from the solenoid to the back of the main starter it worked fine for a day or two. Since that time I have moved it around a bit again and no luck, could there be a bad connection or corrosion in the starter or terminals?
Would corrosion within the battery isolator and breaker box cause something like this? I often get a bit of leakage from bags back there and I am in brackish water. I haven't opened that up to look just yet.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions, hopefully I can get it sorted out quickly, its pretty frustrating because once it starts the boat is running perfectly!
The boat is a 2011 Coastal Edition 210 with the Crusader 409. I am on about 600 hours now. It does not have the LINC system but has the gauges and normal key. Original problem was at turning the key just a click behind the dash. As I said it went away the first time and didn't recur until more recently when it has been happening more and more often and now it won't start again. When it does start it is strong and there is no clicking at the starter or solenoid as you see when the battery is weak. Sometimes the starting sequence begins but it aborts before ignition. I do not have a dealer anywhere near me so am on my own with this one.
This is what I have done/checked so far:
New battery, terminals, earth at side of motor.
Starter relay replaced
Kill switch seems to work fine and boat is in neutral.
I am getting 12V at the positive terminal on the starter.
Everything looks ok behind the dash.
The other day I was looking at the terminals on the starter and when I moved the black wrapped cable that goes from the solenoid to the back of the main starter it worked fine for a day or two. Since that time I have moved it around a bit again and no luck, could there be a bad connection or corrosion in the starter or terminals?
Would corrosion within the battery isolator and breaker box cause something like this? I often get a bit of leakage from bags back there and I am in brackish water. I haven't opened that up to look just yet.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions, hopefully I can get it sorted out quickly, its pretty frustrating because once it starts the boat is running perfectly!
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