I have found for years that the contact in the push button switch can become, for lack of technical terms, corroded and will not pass current on the first push. That push and subsequent ones cleans the contact enough for current to pass to the solenoid starting the engine. The symptoms appear after the switch has not been used for a length of time or the switch is old. Start testing the switch first before you work to the solenoid. Switches are relatively inexpensive.
Ed C&C 34 Briar Patch New Orleans On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Jonathan: > > I had a similar problem which turned out to be the starter solenoid. They > are sealed units--so, no repair is possible. I replaced the starter and > solenoid before I realized that I had a spare solenoid on board in my > spares kit. If you want to buy it from me, let me know--they are no longer > manufactured by Yanmar. > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days / Annapolis MD > 1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230 > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > > "There is nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply > messing about in boats." --Kenneth Grahame > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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