No power 2008 Yamaha 212X :(

[mac51x]

Took the boat out of the barn after a long winters nap. Hooked up the battery (correctly). Battery is charged fully and I get no power to the starters or the radio. The switches on the top of the dash all work: Horn, Blower, Lights etc... However the radio has no power nor the starters for the engines. What am I missing? I tried a new battery, still nothing. Checked the fueses next to the battery, all good. Not sure what to check next. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. This is a great reasource....

 

[Dave burke]

Hmm... Do you have one or two batteries? What about battery switches?

 

[mac51x]

Thanks Dave for the repy. One battery with a switch, which was on.

 

[Dave burke]

Only other thing I can think of did you clean the battery cable connections? Sometimes that can cause issues. And can you hear any sound at all when you turn the key? Maybe the solenoid is bad?

Re the radio, is there a fuse somewhere between the battery and the radio? Maybe test to see if there's voltage at the radio with a multimeter

 

[buckbuck]

How many cables did you hook up to the negative post?

 

[David Martin]

I missed a small black ground on my 2013 first time.........that small ground cable kept most of my dash not to work........do check all hatch, neutral shifter/throttle, lanyard ect......

 

[mac51x]

Only other thing I can think of did you clean the battery cable connections? Sometimes that can cause issues. And can you hear any sound at all when you turn the key? Maybe the solenoid is bad?

Re the radio, is there a fuse somewhere between the battery and the radio? Maybe test to see if there's voltage at the radio with a multimeter

No sound at all when the key is turned. Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[mac51x]

Update... Turns out the company that winterized the boat in the fall removed the fuses in the engine compartment for some reason. Only took me about 7 hours to figure that out. Needless to say, I will not be going back to them in the fall. Makes no sense to me at all. Thanks for all the help and suggestions. Have a great weekend on the water (hopefully).