Are you sure your engine is set up for hand starting?


Roger Long wrote:
Yes, I saw the crank. It's the raw water cooled version. I have the
service manual and it shows a hand crank setup for the fresh water
version as well.


What the manual shows may not match what's on the boat. I've had a boat
with a hand-startable diesel (a one-cylinder Volvo) that had various
bits of the cabin in the way of the hand crank.

I hear from another source that it's a rather athletic undertaking and
a second person to close the compression release is a necessity.


The only times I've ever successfully hand-started a diesel, it was
necessary to manipulate the compression release.

Also heard from another owner of the same boat who has run it exactly
the way I describe for 17 years without a problem. I think I'll just
leave the battery switch on boat all the time.


You might want to visit him on his boat and get a demo.

Another option
http://www.springstarter.com/

Fresh Breezes- Doug King