[Rhodes22-list] Strange Electrical Problem

[Gmorganflier]

This has happened twice on my boat.

For seemingly no reason, the electric starter on my Mercury 9.9 and the
motor for the engine lift will stop working. Using my volt meter, the start
battery is at 12.95v. Tracing the battery cables to the Laz, the voltage at
the terminal block where the battery cables, the outboard’s electric cables
and the lift motor cables all connect is also 12.95v. The voltage downstream
of the lift motor fuse is 12.95. The fuse on the outboard is not blown. The
wing nuts on the terminal block are tight. When I push the switch for the
motor lift, there is no draw...voltage steady at 12.95v. 

This has me scratching my head...what the heck is going on. Last time this
happened, I took all the cables off the laz terminal block. They looked
clean with no corrosion and when I reattached them, everything worked. I
haven’t tried doing that this time.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Also, a quick Mercury question from a novice at sailing and outboards. While
running, my 9.9 has the steady stream of water coming out below the cowl.
There is also a small stream of water coming out the front of the drive
about halfway between the engine and the prop. Is this normal?

Thanks,
George Morgan
S/V Knotty Lady 1986




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