Everything just died
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Everything just died
So I'm just cruising along at 3500 RPM on our way to dinner. Boat just went completely dead. Both motors. No power to any helm switches. Had been out all day and the previous day without a hiccup.
Spent 10 minutes attempting to diagnose before getting a tow back to the marina and walking her back on the trailer. Battery connections are all tight. A couple of items wired directly to the batteries still work. I'm thinking something in one of the battery switches? I did not pull the switches apart yet. Are there fuses in them? Not sure where to start. Maybe lost a major ground?
Spent 10 minutes attempting to diagnose before getting a tow back to the marina and walking her back on the trailer. Battery connections are all tight. A couple of items wired directly to the batteries still work. I'm thinking something in one of the battery switches? I did not pull the switches apart yet. Are there fuses in them? Not sure where to start. Maybe lost a major ground?
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Large fuse that is in your starter. Looks like a little square attached to starter. Your alternator is hooked to it. When they fry it all goes out. Can't be reset you have to replace them. You can check by jump those wires to the hot from Batt.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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The toilet flushes (electric macerator directly wired to battery). And the trim tabs work. That's it. Nothing else. I haven't tried putting in on shore power or anything so my house power may still work????