1999 200 Evinrude fitch starting issues

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Ok here is a problem I have been having. I have a starting problem. :/At times I can let the boat sit for weeks and the motor will fire right over at the house. d:)Now when I take it to the harbor to go fishing about a half hour later it will not fire over without being jumped. :devil: Once it is started I can fire it up all day long and not have a problem.8) When I am done fishing I put it back on the trailer and head home and flush the motor and fires right over no problem. 8) I turn off the battery switches when I am finished. Next day it fires over right away at home,d:) When I take it to the harbor the next day it won't fire unless its jumped again.:/ Go figure? I am very anal about maintenance on my boatd:). Batteries are clean and up to par on the water level. I even up sized the battey cables to get as much power as I can to start the engine. Now as I understand the computer needs to put out 40 volts for the motor to fire over. Why will it start sometimes fine and other times need a jump? I can't be the only person who has had this problem. Help!
 

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Re: 1999 200 Evinrude fitch starting issues

if the motor is not turn over fast a niff it will not syn & will be hard to start.have the starter check out i have replaced alot of them.whats the cold cranking rating on batteries.
 

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Re: 1999 200 Evinrude fitch starting issues

muskrat said:
if the motor is not turn over fast a niff it will not syn & will be hard to start.have the starter check out i have replaced alot of them.whats the cold cranking rating on batteries.

Both Bat's are 850 cranking amps. Starter is less than a year old.
 
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