Quote Originally Posted by wmitch2 View Post
How old is the boat ? It sounds like a broken wire in the harness. Run a temporary wire (just lay it on top of the boat) from the relay to the switch and try it then. If it works, then that will be the problem.. I had that happen to my 12v wire from the battery to the motor once. If I turned the wheel to the right, it opened the break and would not start. Turned it to the left, it closed the break and it fired right up !!!
yes I did that also it works perfect bypassing the harness

if it’s that close to the engine I guess I can just just split the casing and repair the wire.

not really wanting to install a new wiring harness lol