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On Jul 3, 9:18 am, "YukonBound" wrote:
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I'm headed out to the lake. That is, in a couple hours. The
weather
is
gorgeous, will be about high 80's. I'll be hooking up here in a
moment, while the wife is packing the cooler.

All day affair, We won't be leaving until the lake until after the
fireworks this evening.

Plenty of fun to be had today .....

Our weather has been great the last couple of days... just after all
our
naval visitors left.
At least we have the Queen Mary 2 visiting today.

Do, you gonna take the Princecraft out for a run?

I was all set to do a fleet review in it... but the two carriers left.
Probably best to try fresh water this time.

BTW... you might be a good guy to ask....
My starter doesn't turn at all.. even with the battery charged up to
13
volts.
I get a low volume. static, crackling noise when I press the starter
button.
I can start the engine the old fashioned way with the pull cord... but
now I'm a bit spoiled by the electric start.
This is on a 25 hp Johnson 2 stroke 2003 model.
Any advice?
Starter button is probably fried. Jumper from Batt + to Starter +
If you do it right you will get a small spark and the starter will
turn.
If you do it wrong you will weld the jumper to ground until it melts
away.

I did one test with my multi-meter... I put the red probe on the positive
(red) side of the starter and the black (negative) against the engine
block.
As I awkwardly pressed the button, nothing registered on the volt meter.
I'll try it again when I have assistance to make sure the two probes are
held firm when the starter button (on front of the engine) is pressed.

There is going to be a relay between that switch and the starter (aka
"solenoid") Try jumpering out the 2 big terminals on that.

Suppose my battery jumper cable would be ok to use on that procedure?
I'm not sure of the current flow... or what gauge would be heavy enough
for the test.
Haven't you solved that problem yet?