eye_catcher
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"Hopefully someone out there w
"Hopefully someone out there will have some kind of suggestion for this problem:
Launched the boat yesterday and she ran fine for a good hour. Took her out and put her through the paces because the boat had been sitting for almost 3 or 4 months.
Get back to the dock, turn the center motor off via "center control" switch, then go to put the starboard motor into reverse. It kills on me, and I'm able to start it up again. Put it in reverse again and it kills. Try to start it and my gauges go nuts telling me the starboard motor has low voltage. Cant get it running again and have to dock the boat using the other two motors, which are linked together and propped together. Cool..especially in a 15 knot crosswind.
Anywho, the boats been sitting on the trailer with the charger plugged in since the last time it got wet. Now shes been sitting at the dock with the charger plugged in for about a day. Still cant get the starboard motor to start. It will "click" once then the low voltage warnings go off.
Each engine has its own battery of course plus one house. The starboard motor still trims up and down with no hesitation on its own battery. The others start up with no problem which should be expected. I've checked the water levels in all of the batteries and they all seem to be about 1/8" above the lead or whatever it is.
I took the batteries out and brought them to a car shop down the road where they all tested perfect.
Got home distraught and for some reason decided to check the dipsticks and was surprised at what I saw. Outside motors' oil was very milky brown in color, not like anything I've ever seen before. Center motor was fine. Could this be the reason the motor wont start despite the "low voltage" warning? All connections in the motor look fine. Would oil like this lock the motor up?
I have pictures of each dipstick at the following location:
Starboard
http://www.frayedknotforums.com/galleryimages/starboard.jpg"
Center
http://www.frayedknotforums.com/galleryimages/center.jpg"
Port
http://www.frayedknotforums.com/galleryimages/port.jpg""
"Hopefully someone out there will have some kind of suggestion for this problem:
Launched the boat yesterday and she ran fine for a good hour. Took her out and put her through the paces because the boat had been sitting for almost 3 or 4 months.
Get back to the dock, turn the center motor off via "center control" switch, then go to put the starboard motor into reverse. It kills on me, and I'm able to start it up again. Put it in reverse again and it kills. Try to start it and my gauges go nuts telling me the starboard motor has low voltage. Cant get it running again and have to dock the boat using the other two motors, which are linked together and propped together. Cool..especially in a 15 knot crosswind.
Anywho, the boats been sitting on the trailer with the charger plugged in since the last time it got wet. Now shes been sitting at the dock with the charger plugged in for about a day. Still cant get the starboard motor to start. It will "click" once then the low voltage warnings go off.
Each engine has its own battery of course plus one house. The starboard motor still trims up and down with no hesitation on its own battery. The others start up with no problem which should be expected. I've checked the water levels in all of the batteries and they all seem to be about 1/8" above the lead or whatever it is.
I took the batteries out and brought them to a car shop down the road where they all tested perfect.
Got home distraught and for some reason decided to check the dipsticks and was surprised at what I saw. Outside motors' oil was very milky brown in color, not like anything I've ever seen before. Center motor was fine. Could this be the reason the motor wont start despite the "low voltage" warning? All connections in the motor look fine. Would oil like this lock the motor up?
I have pictures of each dipstick at the following location:
Starboard
http://www.frayedknotforums.com/galleryimages/starboard.jpg"
Center
http://www.frayedknotforums.com/galleryimages/center.jpg"
Port
http://www.frayedknotforums.com/galleryimages/port.jpg""
