Recent content by khandielas

It is the starter problem. The dealer charged $400 to fix it. I did not shop around, just went to the one where I bought this boat a couple of years ago. Many thanks for all the helpful replies.

OK, will buy a new one. Meanwhile, besides the weak battery, what could be the root cause of the problem? Thanks.

I measure it with touching both leads, it give me 12.5v. The battery is OK, not water leaking from it. I open the lid and look though the holes, the water level looks OK to me.

You are right. It seems the ground makes difference. Now the reading is 12.5 for the battery and for both sides of the circuit breaker.

Both sides now show 9.8v Voltage ( the same as the battery positive measure when I use the same spot as ground.) Where is the outpost of the alt.? (alt. is alternator, I suppose?)

Battery is charged and works fine. The story is when I tried to start it, it was cranking and the gauges and meters were working fine. Then nothing works any more.

Finally got sometime today to do some testing. I tested whatever I can on the motor side and it seems all of them at least get appropriate voltage measures. But under the dashboard, there is no voltage on any wire, red wire, purple wire ... FYI: 1. Under the dashboard, a green circuit board is...

I am not bad on fixing my cars, change ignition foil, plugs, different pumps, this and that. But for the boat, just too few information/instruction available to follow. I got a digital multimeter today, will try to trace the electrical wires to see what I can find. I will report back. Many...

Thank you very much for the replies. I am totally a newbie on boat mechanics. What does the fuse look like? and where is it located, under the dash or on the back of the boat beside engine? And if it is just a bad fuse, where should I buy the new one, a special marine supply store or simply Ace...

It is 190hp Merc 4.3 V6 motor. Right now the gauges and meters are not working, are those gauges using the same power source as the motor? Do you mean the purple line behind the dash panel? Thank you very much. It appears the water blower, gas blower, light and the power to life the motor are...

Hello, all, any advice is very appreciated. In short, when I turn the key, nothing happens now. No response on the gauges and meters on the dash board, no cranking at all. But water blowers, gas blower, boat light are OK. And I can move up and down the motor with the button on gas lever. Due to...