Kind of off topic I know, but you guys are the best so I'm hoping you have some ideas for me. After getting some work done on my old 89 Chaparral the boat has been running better then it ever has. I have been away from the boat for two weeks and I got her in the water a couple days ago and she just cranked and cranked and wouldn't start. I started with the battery, checking tight connections and the positive terminal was really hot. I disconnected the battery and let it cool. I hooked up just the large cables for the starter and cranked her over and she started right up. I ran her for a few minutes and had no problems with the battery getting hot. I reconnected the accessory terminals that run the dash board, bildge pump, blower, horn, lights, etc. Started up the boat no problem. The battery terminals were cool and she ran great. Then I hooked up the wires for the radio. Turned on the radio and the radio works fine. The battery terminals remained cool. I turned the key to accessory and still everything worked fine, not hot terminals. As soon as I try to start the boat with the radio hooked up the positive terminal gets hot and the boat won't start. Obviously I have a short somewhere, but why would the radio work fine until I engage the starter? I just don't know where to start here? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. All the wiring has been the same since I got the boat and have never had any problems like this before. Thanks Guys!
