351W sometimes won’t turn over

Sometimes when I go to start my boat, I get a “click” and no turn over. I usually turn on and off ignition button, pull idle switch in and out, wiggle the throttle lever, and it eventually works. Could this be some sort of electrical connection going bad? I just replaced the ignition switch, thought it was that, but it’s still happening.

I’ll check that out today!

Battery is new last year, also because of this problem. Sometimes I have wondered if the battery is dead when it does it. It’s from a marina in northern MN, I’ll have to look at what it is.

I poked around in the starter and didn’t feel any loose connections but I didn’t take it all apart.

Where is the solenoid?

Loading the boat up a few hours ago, it was warm after a trip to the launch. I turned it off to wait for my trailer. When starting back up I got a click. Several tries at turning the key, no other changes. I pulled the neutral switch out, which required me to better center the throttle lever. Tried to start again, instant turn over and start up. Killed it to try again. Instant start up.