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Originally Posted by reelapeelin
Remember me ''stalking'' you and what I was sayin' to ya at the time?...guess what? ;)...
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Funny....I was just telling phester about that today, lol......"You know what to get"...I remember...and you were right!
Phester just pulled out my driveway. He came out this morning for the maiden voyage, which didn't start off too good. Had the batteries on a trickle charge all night. Wouldn't start this morning, cranked slow, then just clicks....nada.....BAH!! Thought maybe the batteries were shot. Got the meter out and starting battery has 14.3 volts. Won't turn over, just solonoid clicking. Checked the volts at the solonoid, only like 10 volts...hmmmm.
The problem had to be between the batteries and solonoid. Only thing it could be I thought was the battery switch. Unmounted the switch, turned it over.....bad corrosion, one wire broke off very easily. Wired the starter battery directly to solonoid and fired right up!
A new swithch and a couple of wires and I'll be good to go.
We couldn't stand just listening to the motor run on the muffs...so we hooked her up the Yota and headed for the ramp in Mattituck on the Long Island Sound side. Had a nice cruise out to the inlet...wind NNW at 25 kts. Had to see how she'd do. 3-4's with an occasional 5 footer, took some spray....brrrrr...at 40 degrees. She gets up and goes like a scalded ape!
Got back to the ramp, phester backed down Yota and I drove right up all the way...gotta love bunk trailers!
What started off as an agravating day turned out great...probably the last time the "V" will get wet with out fishing rods on board though.
Here's a couple pics of some die hard boaters:
Tin:
Phester:
Stinky!!! Is that you?
