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Ok thank you for all the info. One last thing, and excuse my ignorance, but could it possibly be the rotor in the distributor has worn out and no longer arcs the spark needed to send spark to the plugs? Or would that be silly because it wasn't sparking with a screwdriver in the ignition coil...

Alright perfect, So I will need a Volt tester and go thru all the components you listed starting with where the power goes first?

I do not have the serial # of the engines, only the serial # of the boat. But if it helps both engines are the Mercruiser Alpha one 260/V8 The new one is a 2014 and that is the one that works The other is the original engine from 1987 and that is the one giving me problems. I am thinking...

Thanks for the reply cliff, So my buddy kind of tested it with a screwdriver to ground the spark and we turned the key and didn't see a spark from the spark plug wires to the ground. What is the fix for now spark in the wires?

Hello, I have a 1987 sundancer 300, with twin 350 chevy motors. One engine starts fine and runs good, The other engine has been giving me some trouble. So recently its battery would end up dying when we are out parked at the sandbar all day. In which cases I would use the emergency start...