One other thing — if the battery is just over 12 volts, it may be time to replace it. A fully-charged wet cell battery should be at about 12.8 volts. And if your voltage at the starter is down to seven volts when trying to start, that say the battery is ready for replacement.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Sep 22, 2017, at 2:06 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Bad connection. > > That’s as simple as I can make it… :^) > > Check ground wiring at the engine and battery for loose or corroded terminals > and wire; check starter wiring connections for loose or corroded terminals > and wire. Same for the start button on the control panel. > > — Fred > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > >> On Sep 22, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Bev Parslow via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> >> The starting battery is showing a little over twelve volts but at the >> starter motor it is down to just over seven. As a result the engine will not >> turn over but starts easily on the house system. Somewhere we are loosing >> five volts. For a Luddite can anyone explain where we start to find the >> problem? Please use simple terms as I did not do well in science.
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