David, It sounds like you have a bad solenoid for your starter and juice is not getting to it. It could also be a bad starter, but more likely the solenoid.
It’s a relatively cheap fix, though probably hard to access. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise Bayliner 3788 | NCC-1701-C Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL > On Jul 7, 2022, at 9:07 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > 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 > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> >
