Maiden Voyage Trouble... Ideas?

[capeguy]

So I finally made the move up from the 180, and bought a 2006 Sailfish 282 w/T225 Yammies. Sea trial and survey went great and I took a couple of buds for my first fishing trip this morning. A lot to learn on this boat!

About half way across to Provincetown, I stopped (idle) to try and figure out some of the Raymarine display and when I went to throttle up I noticed the port engine had shutdown. I restarted it and off we went.

Arrived in Ptown, looked fishy and started our drift. I shut off the engines. Decided to move and the port engine would not start. Just a click. Noticed the voltage on the meter was low, switched to the other bank, nothing. switched to both, nothing. After trying numerous combinations, gave up.

Headed home on one engine. Long haul...

At the dock I shut down the starboard engine and shut its switch to off. No meters, nothing regardless of the port engine switch. Port engine will not even tilt up regardless of its switch position.

Starboard engine starts on 1, 2, both immediately. Is this a switch wiring issue? Motor problem? Any ideas?

Thanks...

 

[ElyseM]

i'm no expert, but sounds like wiring at the engine or battery switches (you say tilt won't even work - at the engine switch also, right?). check grounds, fuses, breakers and positives on the port engine. did you buy from dealer? if so, give them a call. good luck, ron

 

[seasick]

I vote for a bad connection or cable. Check the main ground connection at the motor first.Then check the possitive and finally take a look at the main fuse holder (under the cowling and under a plastic cover)

 

[Tashmoo]

Check the ground cable GW njumpers the batteries rather then run individual grounds back the switch. The cables are easy to put on the wrong negitive post and you might find that you have no ground on the dead battery.

 

[grady23]

First things first -- Check the voltage on ALL the batteries. Then clean the terminals on ALL the batteries. Remove the hood while the terminals on the batteries are off or the battery switches are in the "OFF" postion and clean the main power cables on the engine. I would go ahead and clean the connections on the other engine as long as your at it. Re assemble everything and it will most likely work if the batteries are charged.

 

[grady23]

Sorry --Double post

 

[capeguy]

Thanks everyone. Was a loose ground wire. All running well on all batteries. Thanks for the help!

 

[Tucker]

Great boat cape. Well...once bitten twice shy babe. I'd pull all the cables off the batteries, clean lube and reinstall. Pull grounds off the motors and do the same. How'd you like the ride back on 1-motor? Wanna do that again? If it happen to 1-motor it can happen to the other. Got 4-strokes right?? Don't know why but guys in my marina with these big thumpers that have starting issues with the big thumpers tell me it's usually ground related.