Hello i have a 165 hp mercruis
Hello i have a 165 hp mercruiser marine not sure what year. I recently bought the boat its a 1974 sea ray ive had it maybe like 4 or 5 months. . . And the previous owner told me that it only needed a battery . so i bought the battery and i took it to a boat mechanic since im not familiar with boat engines after about 2 days he said everything was ok . so i took it to a nearby lake and tried it out. . . The first time it had a hard time cranking but eventually started . . so after a while of just cruising i turned it off in the middle of the lake. . . my mistake because after that it didnt want to start. . .So my most reasonable guess was the battery died out so we decided to take the wires away from the battery to my surprise they were really hot after that when i brought the boat home i charged the battery after that i tried turning it on again and nothing but very weak cranking then after that it stoped. . .everything else works the lights the water pumps except the motor it just deosnt want to seem to crank what should i do.
Hello i have a 165 hp mercruiser marine not sure what year. I recently bought the boat its a 1974 sea ray ive had it maybe like 4 or 5 months. . . And the previous owner told me that it only needed a battery . so i bought the battery and i took it to a boat mechanic since im not familiar with boat engines after about 2 days he said everything was ok . so i took it to a nearby lake and tried it out. . . The first time it had a hard time cranking but eventually started . . so after a while of just cruising i turned it off in the middle of the lake. . . my mistake because after that it didnt want to start. . .So my most reasonable guess was the battery died out so we decided to take the wires away from the battery to my surprise they were really hot after that when i brought the boat home i charged the battery after that i tried turning it on again and nothing but very weak cranking then after that it stoped. . .everything else works the lights the water pumps except the motor it just deosnt want to seem to crank what should i do.