I just bought a 1999 center console boat with a 1999 130 HP Honda. I was told by the owner that the boat hasn’t been used in about a year and a half due to her being out of the Country. She also told me that a potential buyer told her that the motor was probably “seized” because the boat was never winterized properly. Well long story short, I bought the boat/trailer and the motor was kind of thrown in. I got the boat home, charged the battery, turned the ignition and the motor turns over freely as if it is going to crank and then it suddenly stops. Blown 10 amp fuse under the cowling. I replaced the fuse and attempted to crank it again with the same result. The second time, I noticed that the wiring to the ignition switch was warm and I began to smell a burning smell so I stopped immediately. Any suggestions as to what is causing this or where I can take it to be looked at? Also, according to the owner and the fuel gauge, the boat is almost full of fuel (100 gallon tank). Does the tank need to be drained or is there something that I can add without going through the trouble? Any info will be greatly appreciated.
definately get rid of the old fuel
as for the electrical short…
it could be the keyswitch, the wiring harness, or an electrical problem witht he motor.
we are the only honda dealer in charleston, but most any good shop should be able to fix this kind of issue
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Thanks for your advice. If I bring it to you, any idea how long before you could look at it? I talked to two other shops a couple of days ago…Both said three weeks or so. Also do ya’ll charge a set price for diagnostics? Thanks.
it will be about a week before we could look at it, and give you a price, then we would schedule the repair
I’m now at www.teamcharlestonmarine.com
Thanks. I will try and get it to you one day next week.
Chris V and Chas Marine will bring her back to her Honda purr. 130 angry japanese squirrels will be a killer motor. i love my honda50.
i believe, and i might be wrong…but wernt the Honda outboards designed after the Civic automotive engine. My sister had one with 700,000 miles and she still got 300 bucks. routine maint and it’ll outlive most any outboard
I agree 100 percent about Honda Outboards. Except this one has me a little concerned.
I figured that since this motor sat up for so long it needed an oil change. I decided that I could atleast take care of that until I can get it to Chris V. Well, I loosened the oil plug and out comes a “Chocolate Milk” looking liquid. Probably the first quart looked like this and then it began to look normal. I dont know a whole lot about motors but I do know that this can’t be good. As I said before, the motor sat up for about a year and a half or so. Could this contribute to the “Milky” oil or is it maybe a gasket. Also, the previous owner did say that it ran perfect the last time it was used. Under the cowling, the motor looks as if it was hardly used. If I had to bet, I would say that it has very few hours. But who knows.