Nothing Happens when the Key Turns

[Pbhorner18]

My boat died while full throttle with my kids on the tube (which I've done plenty of times). When I tried to restart the boat, nothing happens. I turn the key part way, all the accessories work and the gauges are good, however there is no beep sound that comes on when you turn the key. Then when I turn it the rest of the way nothing happens; no crank, no click, nothing. Batteries are charged. Safety switch is set the right way. And it's in neutral. Oh and it has gas. Any ideas of what the problem might be?

[KoolAid]

I still point to the safety switch. Did you check the fuse on the purple wire and the fuse on the yellow wire with red stripe at the key switch? What year and model is your boat?

[chpthril]

Did you pull the throttle back to neutral?

[Jetdriver]

^I’ve seen that one more than once!

[Pbhorner18]

Thanks for the quick replies! It's definitely in neutral. The safety switch makes the most sense to me as well since it died while I was driving. I didn't check those wires, and will not get to until this weekend (the boat is at the lake house in another town), but that will be the first thing I do. It's my dad's boat and he is out of the country with no service so I actually don't know the specs of the boat, it is somewhere between an 06 and 08, and is 20 feet (I think). I greatly appreciate it, let me know if there is anything else you all think I should look at when I get to it this weekend.

[chpthril]

Yeah, not many things that will shut down an engine AND not let it at least crank over.

[c_hotshot]

I'd check that kill switch again - it may be engaged ever so slightly. Full engage it and then put it back to normal position.

[KoolAid]

I'd check that kill switch again - it may be engaged ever so slightly. Full engage it and then put it back to normal position.

And check the butt splices to it as well. Could have corrosion or pulled a part.