fish brain
Crew Member
I have two batteries in my boat. Battery no 1 has not started my main engine since my re power in February.
It starts my kicker just fine and runs electronics all day long. Maybe it's just not big enough, its 900 cca and the new motor wants 800 cca so it should be good, tests fine, but maybe it's just not up to the job, so I go buy another battery and same problem, the fuel pump will prime, then when I go to start it, I can hear the solenoid click, but no turn over. I have even swapped battery no 2 into the no 1 spot and the problem is still the same in the no 1 position, and the new battery starts the motor just fine in position no 2, so the battery is good. I then thought my Blue Sea switch must be bad, so I pulled it apart to have a look, not even a hint of corrosion or discolouring. I guess I change the cables next? Am I missing something?
It starts my kicker just fine and runs electronics all day long. Maybe it's just not big enough, its 900 cca and the new motor wants 800 cca so it should be good, tests fine, but maybe it's just not up to the job, so I go buy another battery and same problem, the fuel pump will prime, then when I go to start it, I can hear the solenoid click, but no turn over. I have even swapped battery no 2 into the no 1 spot and the problem is still the same in the no 1 position, and the new battery starts the motor just fine in position no 2, so the battery is good. I then thought my Blue Sea switch must be bad, so I pulled it apart to have a look, not even a hint of corrosion or discolouring. I guess I change the cables next? Am I missing something?