Starter wont turn.

[vcb]

Anybody have a similiar issue. My batteries are good. Fully charged. When I go to start the boat...nothing. I have the ignition horn going but not even a click. The starter acts like it gettting no power. It acts exactly like if you left the boat in gear....shut it off and tryed to start it again. Could the throttle saftey switch go bad? Or maybe the starter cylinoid? Any thoughts?

[laserfish]

check these

Make sure in neutral, been burned on that one before. Could be the 90 amp fuse on the starter. Your main + battery cable connects to it and then it connects to the starter. These can go bad as they are in the bilge with the starter.
90 amp fuse 002.jpg

90 amp fuse 001.jpg

[vcb]

Thanks laserfish, yeah 90 fuse is good. Kept playing with the throttle handle becuase I thought that the saftey switch must be bad.....If all else fails Tige dealership here I come because I have hot weather on the way!

[boatwakes]

Motor description? Possibly the starter relay too. You can bypass this on the starter by doing some things but I want to know what brand motor you have in order to direct you to the relay issue.

[embo]

Aren't there a couple of wire connections on the top of the trans that are related to the shifter being in neutral before allowing the engine to start. Not the wires on the starter as pictured above but near the tranny linkage...seem to remember someone pointing this out to me before. Not near my boat or I would look and take pic as well. It was literly a loose wire that wasn't allowing this person to start their boat.

[vcb]

Hey Guys, Yeah the boat is a 04 22v with the GM Vortec 335 horsepower 5.7L EFI V-8 Marine Power engine. Here is the weird thing. I pulled it back from the resevoir yesturday thinking I would look at it on the driveway. I must have tryed to start it 20 times yesturday with not even a click and then last night it magically turned over. I shut it off in 2 seconds because I dont have water hooked up to it. Then tryed to start it again and same thing...nothing....Yeah, I'm mechanically inclined so If you could direct me to the relay maybe I could bypass it to see if thats the problem. Thanks for your input. Erik

[vcb]

I will look around for those wires Embo thanks!

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

I have had this issue when the starter relay went bad. It's a the little 1" cube on the bracket near the distributor. Here's a picture.

You can find one at most auto parts stores.

[vcb]

If you get a chance send that pic Bigdaddy. So I will look for it. I'm familiar with relays for truck blinkers etc...I will look for it. That would be a easy fix if that the issue

[vcb]

Thanks bigdaddy for the pic!

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

Thanks bigdaddy for the pic!

No problem. Its a 4-prong relay.. not the 5. Mine is a 40 amp.

[vcb]

I found it. It's just above the distributor next to the 50amp. Does anyone know..how to bypass? I would imagine I would directly connect two prongs together?

[boatwakes]

To bypass, connect any hot lead to the starter solenoid wire, usually yellow with a red stripe. There will be two of these starter wires going into the relay, one in and one out and they should be the same color. You could also figure it out by looking on the starter solenoid itself. Touch the good 12v positive lead to the solenoid wire and it should go. However, the neutral safety switch may also be the problem and that can be bypassed behind the shifter if need be. Keep us posted.

[embo]

No worries, I will take a pic (after tomorrow) of what I am talking about and post just incase you don't find the issue with the other ideas.

Good luck

[Tantrum1]

I would also check your grounds, bad grounds will cause all kinds of wierd and abnormal stuff, are you getting power to the solenoid?