Make sure that you check all your electrical connections including the
battery and grounds on the engine block. I would suggest that the
problem rests with a loose or corroded connection some where.

hank
Jim wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On 26 Jun 2006 11:26:54 -0700, jiminfl penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

No doubt about it. You have a bad switch. Try Walmart or an auto parts
store. If you live near water, try a marine store.
Jim
BlueThunder wrote:
Please excuse my ignorance; I'm not a mechanic. I have a 1984 18 ft
open bow Rinker with a Mercruiser 185 I/O engine. Sometimes when I
turn the ingition switch, nothing happens (no clicking or anything).
After I try it 3 or 4 times, the engine starts fine. Is it likely a
bad ignition switch? As far as I know, it's the original switch. If
it is the switch, ideas on where to get a new one?

Whoa....... dood..... there is a LOT of doubt about it...... It could
be anything from the ignition switch to a sticking starter
solenoid....

.... time to diagnose, not swap parts....

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Whoa yurself maaan! There wasn't a sound. Not even from the starter assist
solenoid. I may have been a bit exuberant with my hasty diagnosis, but I'll
stick by it. ( snerk)

Jim