Quote Originally Posted by BG12 View Post
Almost always a ground problem. Bare a small spot on your ground wire coming out of your receptacle and run a jumper from there to the neg post on your battery. If it lights up you know you have lost ground somewhere.
Thanks BG12, I will try that! That's a good test, hadn't thought of that! I have bigger issues to chase now.....I tried to take the boat out yesterday and it didn't go well! The boat would always start and run well at the house on water muffs but I got it out on the water and it wouldn't run, couldn't get it over 5 mph and it would die.....thank God I didn't get far from the ramp and I went against the wind so it helped push me back with the trolling motor....take it from me NEVER buy a used boat unless you know the boat will run out on the water! I'm hoping it's just minor fuel issues, maybe bad gas, water in the gas, bad primer bubble, dirty carbs....we'll see. At least I have next week off so I can work on it quite a bit!