[Rhodes22-list] Strange Electrical Problem

[Stephen Staum]

I had an old 6 Volt VW bus years ago and the starter solenoid would stick
sometimes.  I would crawl underneath and smack it with a hammer and it
would start immediately.  Could be a sticking solenoid.
Or you could just pull the start cord and forget about the problem.


*Stephen Staum*
*s/v Carol Lee 2*

*Needham, MA*


On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 8:51 PM Gmorganflier <gmorgan.flier at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This has happened twice on my boat.
>
> For seemingly no reason, the electric starter on my Mercury 9.9 and the
> motor for the engine lift will stop working. Using my volt meter, the start
> battery is at 12.95v. Tracing the battery cables to the Laz, the voltage at
> the terminal block where the battery cables, the outboard’s electric cables
> and the lift motor cables all connect is also 12.95v. The voltage
> downstream
> of the lift motor fuse is 12.95. The fuse on the outboard is not blown. The
> wing nuts on the terminal block are tight. When I push the switch for the
> motor lift, there is no draw...voltage steady at 12.95v.
>
> This has me scratching my head...what the heck is going on. Last time this
> happened, I took all the cables off the laz terminal block. They looked
> clean with no corrosion and when I reattached them, everything worked. I
> haven’t tried doing that this time.
>
> Has anyone else had this problem?
>
> Also, a quick Mercury question from a novice at sailing and outboards.
> While
> running, my 9.9 has the steady stream of water coming out below the cowl.
> There is also a small stream of water coming out the front of the drive
> about halfway between the engine and the prop. Is this normal?
>
> Thanks,
> George Morgan
> S/V Knotty Lady 1986
>
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