Russ- thanks..good info!

I have been sailing the 26M for 3 years now. Still, everytime I come into a marina full of boats I get nervous. The boat is so light and has so much freeboard I feel like I am tossed around like a paper boat. I agree with dagger and rudders down while maintaining a safe speed..I.e.- one that you can...

I have been sailing the 26M for 3 years now. Still, everytime I come into a marina full of boats I get nervous. The boat is so light and has so much freeboard I fell like I am oushed around like a paper boat. I agree with dagger and rudders down while maintaining a safe speed..I.e.- one that you can...

Russ- Many thanks! I suspect it certainly could be the system relay. I did check that fuse it's OK. Does it tell you how to check the system relay??? Everyone- thanks for the infor on the kill switch. I have tried it both ways ( shorted and open). I suspect their is nothing wrong with my wiring I th...

Verified the forward-neutral-reverse position. I verified that the engine will not even turn over if out of neutral. Once back in neutral it turns over fine..so switch is working correctly. Everything that I can check without the repair manual looks good. It must be one of the solid state components...

Shorted out the kill switch..no luck

Thanks for the reply. I had cleaned up the boat from winter strorage. As part of this process I always test the motor to be sure it runs. The motor strated up and ran fine. I took the boat out the following weekend to the bay and after putting her in the water I couln not get the egine started. I ch...

My 2003 Suzuki outboard let me down for the fist time! The engine will not fire up. I have checked all fuses. The engine will turn over, but not fire. I pulled a plug and check for spark by holding the base of the plug against the intake manifold- nothing! I jumped out the safety switch- nothing. I ...