Chris-380
Well-Known Member
Had a few issues this weekend on my 2000 380 DA
when i went to start my boat after anchoring for about 4 hours, port was fine, nothing from starboard. Windless, nothing.... starboard bank is my main house bank also.
push emergency, I watch the port get sucked down but I did get clicking.... came in on one engine, plugged the shore power in, 15 mins later, starboard fired right up....
pulled the 2 batteries from that bank, had them load tested, both good....
thinking a bad connection....
Buddy with the same boat had the same issue 2 years ago. His main ground on the motor was a tad loose. Still tight, but cleaned it up and all is well.... I checked mine. Tight. I plan to pull it next weekend and clean and try it out....
curious if the negative from the battery goes straight to the block and then gets distributed (like to the windlass).... that would explain why my windlass didn’t work....
Anyway, still a good time on the water, and got to practice my one engine maneuvering skills
Thanks in advance!
when i went to start my boat after anchoring for about 4 hours, port was fine, nothing from starboard. Windless, nothing.... starboard bank is my main house bank also.
push emergency, I watch the port get sucked down but I did get clicking.... came in on one engine, plugged the shore power in, 15 mins later, starboard fired right up....
pulled the 2 batteries from that bank, had them load tested, both good....
thinking a bad connection....
Buddy with the same boat had the same issue 2 years ago. His main ground on the motor was a tad loose. Still tight, but cleaned it up and all is well.... I checked mine. Tight. I plan to pull it next weekend and clean and try it out....
curious if the negative from the battery goes straight to the block and then gets distributed (like to the windlass).... that would explain why my windlass didn’t work....
Anyway, still a good time on the water, and got to practice my one engine maneuvering skills
Thanks in advance!
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