ChicagoSammo
New Member
- Jan 15, 2016
- 11
- Boat Info
- 2005 SeaRay 270 Sundeck
- Engines
- 2011 Mercruiser 496 w/Bravo III drive
Hi All,
Let me start by saying I am a complete newbie to SeaRay so I am quite happy to accept that I am missing a very basic step somewhere along the line.
I have recently picked up a 2005 270 Sundeck.
It has a 2011 Mercruiser 496 engine with only 25 hours on it.
The boat ran well for the sea trial but following transport to the marina and a 2-3 week break before I could get down to Florida to play with it I could not get the boat to start last weekend.
I switched the batteries on to "both", switched the kill switch on, turned the ignition switch on, there was a short beep, the fuel pump worked, trim worked (all other electricals appeared to be working fine), I disconnected the gears and gave the throttle a pump then returned to neutral, turned the key but the starter motor wouldn't turn over at all.
There wasn't a solenoid click noise (if indeed there is a solenoid somewhere in that relay)
Am I missing something really obvious? Is there another switch or button that I needed to turn on?
The marina guys helped check battery power and they were pretty much fully charged.
I have read that there is a neutral safety cutoff switch - should that be the first thing that I check or are there other culprits that I should start with first?
Cheers,
Paul
Let me start by saying I am a complete newbie to SeaRay so I am quite happy to accept that I am missing a very basic step somewhere along the line.
I have recently picked up a 2005 270 Sundeck.
It has a 2011 Mercruiser 496 engine with only 25 hours on it.
The boat ran well for the sea trial but following transport to the marina and a 2-3 week break before I could get down to Florida to play with it I could not get the boat to start last weekend.
I switched the batteries on to "both", switched the kill switch on, turned the ignition switch on, there was a short beep, the fuel pump worked, trim worked (all other electricals appeared to be working fine), I disconnected the gears and gave the throttle a pump then returned to neutral, turned the key but the starter motor wouldn't turn over at all.
There wasn't a solenoid click noise (if indeed there is a solenoid somewhere in that relay)
Am I missing something really obvious? Is there another switch or button that I needed to turn on?
The marina guys helped check battery power and they were pretty much fully charged.
I have read that there is a neutral safety cutoff switch - should that be the first thing that I check or are there other culprits that I should start with first?
Cheers,
Paul