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I have a tahoe 215c. The motor starts just fine but the master power switch is not working. What could be wrong?
 
Need more info. What else is not working? a little history would be helpful. How is engine starting if master power switch isn't working??
 
It is a tahoe 215cc deck boat. We have two batteries in the back for the engine and accessories (bilge pump, radio, depth finder, sink and I am sure a couple other things). Under the center console we have another battery for the trolling motor and a battery charger that we plug in when not using the boat. Also in the back is a switch to turn the batteries on. We turn the switch in the back by the batteries on and then hit the ignition and the motor starts. Then we need to flip the switch on the console for the master power for everything else to turn on and nothing is happening. We just used the boat on vacation with no problem two weeks ago. We were going to go out this weekend and checking the boat last night ran into this problem. We are new to boating and are in the learning process.
 
The master power should be wired direct to the battery and there should be a inline fuse at the battery. If not you want to put a fuse on any small wire attached to the battery/s. A cheap test light will work just fine for troubleshooting wires and switches. Check for power to the switch and power coming out it could be just a faulty switch?
 
If no power is found at switch,check the ground and check the feed supply wire connection,12volt If fuse is blown check for continuity on +wire,check continuity on ground also. If u can't find break in wire,run a new wire,a lower gauge,thicker wire!
 
I have a Godfrey Aqua Patio Pontoon with console switch problems. I took the boat out of storage and now have this issue. Boat starts fine and runs. However the switches on the console are all doing odd things. The master switch should turn all the other switches on, however the master switch can be on or off and the other switches work. However when I turn on the bilge pump, all the switches turn off. The radio is always on until you turn on the bilge, then it turns off.
 
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