It could be the solenoid. Run jumpers from the battery to the starter, bypassing the solenoid. If that does it, it's the solenoid. Or, you could try using a ;multimeter to see what the voltage is at the input to the solenoid and at the output of the solenoid when you turn the key.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 6:49 AM Jeff Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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. > > -- > 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. >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> >> >> > -- > Cheers, > Jeff Nelson > Muir Caileag > C&C 30 - 549 > Armdale Y.C. > >
