1989 70 HP Johnson electrical issue?

[edhackem]

was cranking the motor earlier to get it ready for boating season, and can't get it to turn over now. Had it starting and running for a short amt of time, now it won't turn over at all. it's a Johnson Mod J70TLCEM w the VRO oil injection. batteries are charged, fuel available, when you hit the key the voltmeter drops off below 8 clicks and then nothing. maybe a fuse? loose wire? any ides where to start? thanks in advance--

 

[Boobie]

Bad battery, bad battery cables or loose or dirty connections.

 

[racerone]

Have battery load tested.

 

[edhackem]

a little more info--my boat has 2 batteries with a switch to change from 1, 2, or both. Also I have a 9.9 kicker with separate controls that starts and runs ok off the same batteries. late last year I had the head gasket replaced and didn't run it --put it in storage for the winter. this is the first time I tried starting after the repairs. it was cranking ok but was difficult to get to stay running. It would fire and then stall out. After doing this a number of times it developed the issue. my initial thought was solenoid, any others?