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    Mercury 115 no start

    2008 optimax 115. 1B550538. Just bought this boat from supposedly reputable dealer. Has 100 hours on it. Compression was checked and the salesman took me on a test drive where the boat ran very smooth and had a great holeshot. We where out about an hour. Fast forward 1 week and I go to take it out this morning and it just cranks and won't start. Fuel bulb is hard, opening the tank fill cap makes no difference. Promised the wife this wouldn't happen again and here we are with a broke boat again.

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    #2
    Check the kill switch?
    I'd Rather be Fishing

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    #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Fishing Addict View Post
    Check the kill switch?
    It's good. I actually wear mine when running down the lake so it gets checked all the time..... Some accidentally.

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    #4
    Keep us posted on dealer response and fix.

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    #5
    Did you turn the kill switch "on" without the lanyard in it? Sometimes the loop is too big, and the switch has a hard time switching to fully "on".

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    #6
    Is the battery fully charged?

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    #7
    Take It Back.

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    #8
    reputable dealer should help you out, ^^^^^^ agree
    .................................................. ...the scariest thing in life is the unknown ...................................

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