It's not for the starter...It is for power to the control panel. It
just happens to be behind the starter on top of the engine...
Which in my opinion is a really stupid place to hide it, and took me
forever to find.
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Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30 - 549
Armdale Y.C
On 2022-07-07 10:42, Chris Riedinger via CnC-List wrote:
That fuse holder is especially syrange- starters are the exception to
the rule that all loads should have appropriate rated fuses or breakers
On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 6:36 AM Jeff Nelson via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Had this happen to me. Mine has an obscure fuse right side facing
aft, near the starter. My fuse holder had
cracked and was intermittently permitting things to work perfectly
or not at all. Check that, and the ground
as others have mentioned.
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Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30 - 549
Armdale Y.C.
On 2022-07-07 10:07, David Knecht via CnC-List wrote:
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
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Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30 - 549
Armdale Y.C.
