Went to prepp boat need some help with port motor

[ReelyNauti]

Ok getting ready to put her in , so

Cleaned hull to rub rail
Wheeled her smooth and rewaxed with 3m NICE !!!
80 grit to old /loose bottom paint
Taped her off and painted with 46.7% copper ablative
let dry and pulled off both props to have polished and balanced


but when i went to raise motors .....starboard moved fine port DEAD????
nada to hydrolics!!!!

BATTERIES are new/fine 56 hrs on em !!!!
Fuse?? ok i give any ideas?

 

[BradV]

I know the switch at the controls can go bad and if you had it wrapped the switch in the actual cowling might have gone bad. Are you hearing any sounds when you try any of the 5 switches?

 

[ReelyNauti]

i pulled it out on dec 17th and it sat till last week , no wrap , bilge is clean , no water intrusions, both main batteries r strong ..!!!! ?

 

[BradV]

is it making any noise? check the connections at the switch inside the motor.

 

[DaleH]

With dual motors ... when in doubt SWITCH the relays. As said, you should hear an audible CLICK at the motor (remove cowling) if the relay is energized. Will she crank? Trying to isolate as maybe the OB ain't getting juice ...

Oh, and most marine relays are made by Sierra, I buy smae thing @ good auto part store that the boat stores and dealers charge 3x to 4X for.

 

[Brent]

Do you have 2 batteries, one for each motor? or one battery for both?
If 2, check the voltage inside the cowling at the connections.
If 2, swap battery cables
Are you using a battery switch? Maybe it is set to 1 battery inside of 2.

Where were the batteries stored off season?
One dead cell will cause staring problems>
What is the at-rest battery voltage?

 

[lorikay2]

I’m in the process of fixing the same problem. Our 225 saltwater series started acting all funny. Stopped going up and down and would kill the motor when underway while trying to trim it. Went thought all the connections looking for a short and found the tilt and trim relay was shot. So if you have the repair manual for you engine, you might want to check the relay for continuity.

 

[ReelyNauti]

u might have hit the nail close to the head, both batteries are 100% but the trim tilt is shot on port....i swapped batteries but same thing ...still under warranty so i .......phoned it in but they asked to try and self diagnose.....

ill check again this week

 

[samj]

Make sure the ground for that particular engine is clean and getting good contact with the engine block.

 

[ReelyNauti]

the ground will be checked....thanks