Come and go Gremlins

Larry,
Great news. Glad you're back up and running normal.

This title has got me thinking- I wonder if Larry ever owned a Gremlin

We will ski the 206 this weekend.

It is possible to have a cracked solder joint on the alternator diodes, which could explain intermittent charging. Doesn't explain parasitic drain though.

I've ridden in that boat a couple times and the only stereo I ever heard was after the boat was started. Some serious subwoofers out the stern. Best stereo ever in my opinion. I'm with Pete on this LarryBoy. Even though the battery is not quite a year old, yank it and take it down to the auto parts store and load test it Easy peasy and narrows down the issue quickly. All that rough water you and greg foot in may have knocked a few plates loose in the battery.

Larry,
The 9 volt reading you got isn't good. I like Gary suspect the battery. Consider having a load test done to it. All the auto supplies will do it.

While you have the battery connections off Larry you could leave the battery on charge. Then disconnect it when you go to work and check the voltage when you get back,that way you can maybe see if the battery is still holding the charge. Can't see what is in your boat to run down the battery while your gone. Air compressor for your tubes? Pumps for the fat sacks? If it was just the battery not charging,if you charge it before you go out you should not have any trouble. If it does have a drain then all bets off. Good luck

I got my new starter. Works perfectly, thanks again to those that provided guidance, and despite these other problems I am about to get into, I am pretty reasonably convinced the starter was bad. It had been acting up and when finally dead, did nothing. As soon as I put the new one in, it turned right over.

However, I had to charge my battery before it would start. So I charged battery and started right up. Left charger on overnight but not today when gone. Got home tonight. Battery down to 9 volts and no start. I'm bleeding volts somewhere. Put charger on for no more than 15 minutes, started right up. Put new ignition switch in because the action in the old one was very sloppy, thought maybe that was the source of the bleed. Tested, worked fine. Then no start again,, like battery was down again. Five or 10 minute charge, starts. Volt meter, when running shows 9-10 volts not 12-14. VOM on alternator, shows 9+ volts. Bad alternator.?    A few minutes pass, I dont remember, I may or may not have used the charger again. Now it starts right up. Gauge shows 14 volts, VOM on alternator shows 14 volts. I know it sounds like a loose wire somewhere, but I've pretty much removed, checked, cleaned wiggled most key connections. Any other thoughts? When its in the mood it starts immediately. When its not in the mood, nuthin". I have a tentative ski date for thurs evening and I kind of want to know that its going to start without a bunch of fiddling.

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