Daniel gh wrote in news

I am having the exact same problem with my Sea Ray 185. I was crusing
on
the lake and the boat went dead. I checked the fuse box and the
ignition
fuse was blown. I put another one and as soon as I tried to start the
same issue happened. I looked all over for a short circuit or any
messed up cable but could not find anything. the boat has less than a
year and I have not done anything to it... like adding a new radio or
any electrical thing. I will try to take to the dealer but they may
take some time to fix it since there is a big waiting list...

I have been looking all over for a troubleshooting guide.. any ideas?





Swapped out the RUSTY stator in my Sea Rayder F16XR2's 150hp Mercury
Sport Jet and the fuses quit blowing. When the soft iron core is eaten
by the water it ISN'T PROTECTED AGAINST, it swells a pile of
rust...shorting out the turns, eventually.

When I replaced it with an aftermarket stator, I coated the new stator
in heavy axle grease, especially on the surface pointing to the whirling
magnets in the flywheel. The grease will level off but not peel off,
keeping the core separated from the OCEAN trying to eat it.

Charged battery much better....had really PAINFULLY HOT
spark!....stopped sputtering and would even idle, a 2-stroke magic
trick!

Pull the flywheel and see how much of the crap stator is left that's not
rotted away.....Curse Brunswick, again, for its cheap design.....



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Larry

Sea Ray....the expensive Bayliner!