What "control panel" are you referring to? Ignition, oil/fuel gauges etc? Wade Oh boy 33 mk II Lake of the Woods
On Thu, Jul 7, 2022, 08:48 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. > >
