What an awesome site! I have a 2003 Ranger 522DVX Commanche with a 2003 Mercury 225HP Optimax. I have taken the boat back to place of purchase with no luck and now have taken it to Dry Dock here in Cincinnati trying to resolve my problem. So far I have thrown hundreds of dollars to these folks, with no one being able to help me. Both places have told me they have tested everything possible and are not able to get the boat to act up. The problem I'm experiencing is after being on the water for a couple of hours, I go to restart the boat and have no beep from the ignition and motor does not turn over. I have (4) motor trim switches located on the boat, (1) on the motor, (1) on the throttle handle, (1) on steering column and (1) located at bow of boat. I have learned that when I'm experiencing my problem the (2) trim switches located at the throttle handle and steering column are dead as well. I can go to either one of the other trim switches, push up or down and they move the motor and somehow reset the ignition so when I try starting the engine again it now reponds with a beep and I'm able to now start the motor. However, on my last trip out on the lake with my wife, I had to hold the key to the cranking position for a few seconds in order to get the motor to run, but as soon as I went to put the motor in gear it would quit running and I would have to start the whole scenario over again. I wound up trolling back 4-1/2 miles while listening to my wife asking me why we are making payments on a boat that is brand new and not runnning. I am going over and paying my $450.00 bill and picking up my undependable Ranger Boat this weekend. Any help will be GREATLY APPRECIATED!! (One side note, I have checked kill switch as well as throttle position during these episodes)