Thread: Boat not starting while in the water
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Old 05-31-2014, 02:12 PM
Dudesky Dudesky is offline
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Ran a quick check:
First, did you check for spark when it doesn't want to start?

Found this real quick:
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Re: Baffled! Runs out of water, won't run in water.

I think that you said that the boat will run out of the water but not when in the water?

Have you checked the shift interupt switch?

I just had this problem. The lower shift cable was out of adjustment and allowing the shift interupt switch to stay engaged and kill the ignition to the engine. One symptom of out of adjustment is it will die/not start when in the water as it feels the resistance of the water on the prop.

There is a simple procedure to adjust the lower shift cable and it worked like a charm for me.
Baffled! Runs out of water, won't run in water. - iboats Boating Forums
Here's a whole page of WTF:
https://www.google.com/search?q=1989+Four+Winns+boat+that+doesn%27t+want+to+start+while+in+the+water.+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&channel=sb#channel=sb&q=boat++won%27t+start+while+in+the+water.&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial
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