Any body out there ever seen this? Dropped by boat in today for the first time this year. It's had a history of not starting well after a few months of limited or no use. I turned the key off and on probably 20-25 times and finally got it to start to fire. It fired once or twice and shut off. The next time I hit the key, it sounded like something flew off inside the cowling. Now when I hit the key, there's just a buzzing sound that comes from the starter, but it won't attempt to start or turn the flywheel.
I'm not a mechanic, but I'm thinking it has to be a starter or flywheel issue. This is a brand new starter that was taken from a new motor back in October 2010. Confused....anybody have thoughts?