1 minute ago, Woodski said:

Isn’t that why you have ‘them’? 🤣😂

absolutely!!  I just wish more than 1 out of 4 would consider themselves a "gearhead"!!

Isn’t that why you have ‘them’? 🤣😂

On 6/11/2024 at 6:43 PM, justgary said:

Jump directly from a known good battery to the starter lug with a known good jumper cable.  Jump directly from the negative post to the starter bolt.  Now try the remote start switch.

Personally, I think 0.4v drop with just the fuel pump is maybe too much.  I would clean the primary cable connections at both ends (batteries and engine).  This includes the ground lug on the engine.

I will pull one of my batteries and directly jump it tomorrow (rather my son will) as you stated, thanks!

My back and body can't handle the positions it takes to work on the starter in these boats any more so I'm heavily relying on my 15 yr old son to do most of the work.  I would like to verify the wiring to the solenoid.  Does anyone have a pic of their starter wiring?

On 6/10/2024 at 2:26 PM, JasonK said:

Does anything change when you undo the kill switch lanyard?

Don't have a kill switch, but thanks.

On 6/10/2024 at 12:40 PM, shawndoggy said:

like 12.0 volts at the starter or 12.6?  12.6 is fully charged at rest sealed lead acid battery. 12.0 is acceptable but on the low side.  Have you tried putting your batteries on a charger?

are your battery and ground connections to batteries / block (ground) / starter all clean and tight?

12.8 actually at the starter, batteries are less than a year old and freshly topped off.  Ground to the engine was wire brushed and reinstalled a few days ago, all battery and starter connections are clean.

12 hours ago, Nick55 said:

Mississippi River…..

CG registration isn’t a big deal BUT you do have to do some paperwork and submit it.  You’ll also get scammy letters advising you to send $300 off to this company for your upcoming registry renewal when you can just do it yourself.  My family had a Sea Ray on Lake Michigan and it was CG registered.  Some states still require a state reg and numbers too, and you won’t get around taxes with it so it may not be worth it. In fact, if there’s a current lien on the boat, and it becomes even more difficult if financing for your purchase, I would consider it a hindrance on any boat under 50’.  
There’s a decent discussion about it on another forum, Club Sea Ray if you want to venture there and do a search for “Document with the US Coast Guard”.

Thanks for the Forum suggestion.