where do you go?

[FNQCairns]

Yes second that just goes to show if it is in fact the battery how it pays to start at the simplest checks and work up!

cheers fnq

[Kleyny]

As finga has said try another battery IMO anyhting under 11.5 is not enough charge to run high draw things (like a starter). But 10 or even 9 will run low draw things like light and small bilge pumps.

Steel the one out of car and see how she goes.

neil

[ashh]

As finga has said try another battery IMO anyhting under 11.5 is not enough charge to run high draw things (like a starter). But 10 or even 9 will run low draw things like light and small bilge pumps.

Steel the one out of car and see how she goes.

neil

yep tried that, still same click sound. Hopefully Ill get it in to the mechanics this week sometime and we'll see whats up.

[finga]

Do all the tests again with the known good battery and see what happens.

[ashh]

thanks for your help finga, much appreciated.
FYI Just got the boat back from the mechanics and the problem with the starter motor ended up being the brushes.
One of the brushes had worn way completely, right down to the spring with no carbon left whatsoever and was earthing out.
Had full top and bottom service done and they even straightened out and tidied up the props nics and dents.
Also had a few more RPM unleashed as the controls werent pushing the throttle all the way to WOT.
Thanks again mate.

oh and the battery tested at 12.2 volt..... probably dropped my multimeter too many times