The starter has never been suberged. The bilge pump kept up with the
water in all the storms. However the engine cover is tilted to the
stern due to wood rot. Rain water will drip onto the electronics for
the tilt/trim and the starter itself.
The battery is fine.
The orignal question is what is blocking the bolts from having a wrench
or socket placed over them ?
While I have been sick I started the boat everyday and let it run. The
last heavy rain we had was 17 inches in a three day storm a few weeks
ago. The engine bay had its normal 1/4 of water in it. But the starter
solenoid would note engage the starter anymore.

I don't think it makes a difference but the first day the starter did
not operate. I turned the key and nothing happended. The battery was
fully charged. I left the key turned on and jumped he starter with a
screw driver.


wrote:
Obviously, but we're also noting that the starter has been submerged.


Calif Bill wrote:
If you can turn over the starter by bypassing the solenoid, the brushes are
making contact.
He probably has a dead battery now.

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Bill, on a Delco starter(10 or 8 MT), if your brush's can't contact the
armature, your solonoid won't work either.

Calif Bill wrote:
wrote in message
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sonofadocker wrote:
I have cancer and i have been out of service myself since july.

I am so absolutely sorryto hear that...




The solenoid is most likely bad not the starter. But from my old high
school shop days I thought changing the solenoid was done best on a
work bench not on a bouncing boat. very windy this week. I also dont
remember how to take the solenoid off.
The boat got 21 inches of rain from the huricane in august. The trim
solenoid stopped working along with the starter. the carb took in
water
too.

I had the boat running at the dock all august and september after the
storm. I was starting the boat by jumping the starter with a screw
driver.

I think the solonoid is ok, myself., What I believe what's the problem,
is actually the brushs are corroded in their holder retainers. If it
will make something simpler, you can take the cap off the end of the
starter, that is if you can be careful not to twist either one off in
the head, and I'm sure you'll find it's full of rusty stuff.

Get some good quality penetrant, and spray the heck out of it, and
gently see if you can get the brushs and holders to move , take it
easy, and they should be able to free up. keep dosing, if the brush
springs are rusted through or broken, thats one thing, but if you can
get some good tention on the armature at all, I believe you can button
it back up and yes, with exception of replacing other stuff, you should
be able to screwdriver the solonoid, and it should crank.





It is eitther the solenoid or the wire to the solenoid. Some have fuses
in
the starter solenoid line. IF you can start the engine by jumpering the
solenoid, is not the starter and the brushes.

sonofadocker wrote:
The starter has never been suberged.

My misunderstanding.

sorry