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Thanks C-brats. Went to the local marine and described the symptoms. He thought it was the solenoid. Found one in his back room full of dust for $20. Installed a new starter battery and solenoid. Trusty old 40 HP fired right away and problem solved!!!! (so far). Fishing for walleyes...

Dr. Bob: I went to try to start the motor, but the battery was weak. Are the relay in the starter? i noticed last weekend, I could hear the starter gear kicking in once when the motor was running. Maybe I will order a new starter. I have not replaced it yet. I will charge the battery over...

Dr. Bob: I went in the garage and connected the terminals and the starter motor was not turning any more. I do not get it!!! My 40 hp is a tiller model on my lund fishing boat. At the boat ramp, I pushed the starter button and the gear did not engaged at that time. I am not sure what is going on.

Hey c-brats: I have a problem with my 1989 40 hp Johnson motor. I went fishing today on the Mississippi River. I was able to catch 2 walleyes. When I got to the boat ramp and shut the motor off, I heard something running on the motor. Pulled off the cover and the starter motor was still...

We replaced about five feet of the starboard wire to the gas tank module. The module was not defective. We were able to follow the wire to the grounding bar and the connectors were tight and secure. We also found out the starboard battery was bad. All batteries were replaced. Hopefully the...

Last Fall when my dad had the boat out he noticed the motor had no power to get the boat on plane. I checked the prop this weekend and did not find any line or material on the shaft, and the prop looked fine. My dad said no lights were flashing or beeping noises were noticed on the gauges. The...

DD: The battery idea is interesting. On the venture the batteries are located in a hatch between the two gas tanks. Another observation last summer I noticed the batteries when hooked up to shore power seemed to hot when I went to try on the battery switch in the hatch. I took dad to replace...

The insulation on the wire is very brittle and friable. It is almost like it over heated. The tanks are aluminum and at least 3 feet of wire is affected. Thanks for the info. Tom England Winona MN (on the banks of the frozen Mississippi River) 09 c-dory 26 venture

C-brats: Long time reader and first time poster. My brother and I are trying to fix my dad's wiring to his starboard gas tank. Last summer I was trying to find out why the starboard trim tab light on the switch does not work. I was following the wire to the trim tab and noticed the second...