2 new batteries and now boat won't start.

karenjane

My husband decided to replace the starter battery and house battery on Rinker 280. Now the darn boat won't even turn over. Help. Nicest day of the summer..... tempature hitting 100 and we are "sitting on the dock" in tears

diggin2day1

Did you turn battery switch back on?

J3ff

Put the old ones back in exactly as they were.  Maybe some cables got reversed or a circuit break popped.. look at fuses too. 

Willhound

Obvious , but I would suspect cables crossed maybe? Are you getting power to anything? Lights, horn?

trip_n

New batteries. ... we're charged

randy56

should always take picture of battrie cables before unhooking them.

karenjane

Thanks everyone for your great advice.   We turned everything off and then back on.   .  Lo and behold boat started right up. Go figure???

karenjane

As you can tell we are new Rinker Boats.  It is the first boat we have owned that we have shore power.  Can someone provide me with what needs to be left on and what should be turned off when the boat is in the slip and hooked up to shore power.  I am most concerned with the battery charger - that switch is located down below in the upper cabinet by the berth in the back of the boat.  There is also the big red switch on deck near the door to the swim platform. That switch has Off - On - Combine Batteries with the caution sign.  It is my understanding Combined Batteries should only be used in an emergency when the boat won't start. So, my question is do we leave the battery charger in the ON position (down below) and the switch on the deck in the ON position when at the dock and hooked up to shore power?  As always your help is really appreciated.  Hope everyone is having a wonderful day out on the water.

aero3113

The batteries should charge no matter what position the switch up on deck is selected to as long as you are plugged in, shore main is selected on along with the battery charger switch.

aero3113

A good way to make sure your charger is working is to use a hand held meter. See what the voltage is with it off and then see what it is with the charger on. You should see a higher voltage when the batteries are charging.

Willhound

Your batteries will all charge when under way regardless of battery switch position at the stern battery switch. When on shore power, make sure your shore power switch is on and your battery charger switch is on on the main panel in the cabin and your batteries will charge assuming your charger is working correctly.