Last night, out of the blue, my engine would not turn over after a race. Nothing at all when I push the start button. I ran the engine before the race and all was fine and have had no issues at all this year. Fortunately, I was able to sail the short distance to the mooring without a problem. I will be going out to the boat later to try to fix the problem and wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on the problem from personal experience.
Plenty of power- batteries fully charged. I tried bridging the two batteries just to be sure and still nothing happens. Key switch on I can hear the fuel pump ticking over. I measured 12V across the start button poles, which goes to zero when pressed and my recollection is that is normal the way it is wired with the glow plug button. I have not yet measured at the starter, as that is a real PITA to get to. Everything had been working fine up until that incident. The only thing that happened during the race, (and I don’t think relevant) is that the genoa sheet got wrapped around the engine stop pull knob at one point. I checked and the cable and stop look fine, and the engine should still turn over even if it were pulled, is my understanding. It just should not start. So I am thinking either engine ground wire or starter and plan to clean both and try again. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks- Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
