1993 Ski Nautique parts

GH..I sent you a private message. But yes..these 93's seem to develop a number of the small hairline gel coat cracks, especially along the rub rail. I have some as well, but never did anything about those. They don't bother me too much. I did re-do the rest of the boat however. :)

Ha , so the butterfly choke is wide open( cold) I can move it easily and close it to start the motor. Once she fires, the choke opens on its own and stays open.
I checked the linkage and all is fine, so the auto choke may just be bad or like you mentioned, maybe electrical or did I replace the linkage incorrectly?? I’ll have to chase down, but not while it’s 100+ degrees outside.
Just to hot to work on her now.
She runs good, took her for a 2 hr break in/ trouble shooting trip around the delta. Died once on rapid throttle, I tried to replicate and the other times she was fine.

Have not towed anyone yet, sitting here right now waiting for 5 pm somewhere to take her out and try it again.

Now where did I put my beer?

Steve

LOL...

how do you manually choke it?

the end goal is to have two batteries. Battery box is small/ room for just one.

as far as the cover goes, with these winter storms, 1" of rain ends up being a full hull when the storm is over... Don't ask, just don't LOL to loud if your at work. I have to pull the drain plug on my Monterey, I only just installed a lift for the SN so I can keep it high and plug out during the winter months. (of course we had a storm roll through while on the lift recently and plug was still in UHG!!!

Just part of dealing with a boat.

everyone has an opinion about battery's, I respect that. I worked on a project for a Battery mfg, and thats when I found out most readily available batteries are the same mfg, just a different label.

I was in the neighborhood of a Walmart and they only had the 24MS (maxx) in stock for $65 it's a deal. No other reason for that particular battery, I needed 2 quick for my Monterey and one for the SN. I know the hight issue on the SN, and I don't like that the battery sits so low in the hull. (we don't get a lot of rain, but when we do it's usually 1''s at a time. I want to move the battery(s) forward to keep it dry and in it's own batt box and eventually run two. One for just accessories.

As far as the breaker I haven't actually tested anything yet, looks like a weekend project. It's strange that the old battery starts the boat just fine, and I know it's still good with no voltage loss. I think a little work there will tell me whats up. After reading everyones comments, I think I may know right where to look.
This has been a great free project boat as I have taken it from a stuck motor, all the pumps dried up, starter was a big block of rust, and almost no steering to fast water over the last few months. I'm trying to wrap up the last few issues as I will be handing the keys to my son for his birthday next month. Free boats are not free as the old saying goes, and this one has produced some interesting challenges.

Items to go
-trouble shoot the breaker issue
-new carpet
-fuel sending unit
-repare some chipped gel coat at the transom tow point
-if needed reinforce the transom at the tow point
-detailing (maybe some new decals)

Here is the wiring diagram that I believe was being referenced above:

I did replace the starter relay, forgot to list that part number, The old one cracked in half when I moved the + cable while replacing the starter.

I just replaced mine during my rewire job. I think it was 30. I replaced a couple of the most used breakers and cleaned all the rest. I first sprayed them full of WD40, worked the button for a minute and then sprayed contact cleaner and worked some more.   I would try cleaning it and see if that helps.   You can do it with WD40, contact cleaner or rubbing alcohol.

KRoundy wrote: Sean, I like your grounding block and agree that is some high-quality work! Where did you get it? Looks like you are using all of it! There is a lot of stuff to ground.

I used the same ones that Brian did. They come in two sizes. Used the larger one for grounds and one each of the smaller ones for power.

Blue Sea Systems Bus Bars

are these breakers readily available or do I have to use the specific one from SN?

It took me about a minute to run out and install the battery on the Monterey to check and see if it's just a bad. Fired the motor right up, so back to the short issue... any ideas where to start looking?

New starter,
cabling as required, no burning wires, arching that I can see or hear,
the old battery fires the 351 right up, first hit nothing sounds, looks ... out of place
shut off all accessories, so it's somewhere in the the starting process? the new starter maybe? that would suck!!!

flyfishdelta wrote: recently bought a 24MS Everstart at Walmart for the 93 SN ... .... too much CA for the boat to handle?

First problem there is the Everstart - never been a fan of those for a cranking battery. Cars, boats, ATVs, garden tractors ... seems they rarely last longer than 2 years no matter how well you maintain them.
Second, to a reasonable extent there's no such thing as too much CCA (MCA) for a cranking battery.   Aside from a starting system short, an internal short in the Walmart battery might perhaps cause the breaker to trip or the breaker itself is aging and needs to be replaced.

Sean,

I like your grounding block and agree that is some high-quality work! Where did you get it? Looks like you are using all of it! There is a lot of stuff to ground.

recently bought a 24MS Everstart at Walmart for the 93 SN, ( it's a 24 MS / 1000CA, well it blows the breakers when I try to start the motor. Have to use my old Batt with 650CA from my other boat. any ideas? too much CA for the boat to handle? I have a 1998 21' Monterey with the Volvo Penta 5.0 and it can use the 24MS- 1000 CA with no issues??