[C320-list] Drain aqua lift muffler? Engine won't start after charging batteries overnight

[Kevin Rooney]

Ah, thanks. No water at all has come out of the drain valve. Is that
something to be concerned about?

If not then it appears this has nothing to do with the reason the engine
won’t turn over.

Battery #1 seems to fully charged now and battery #2 is at 80+%.

I took the boat out without incident last Sunday.

Anyone have tips on online resources for troubleshooting marine diesels
that won’t start? I’m obviously not much of a mechanic but I’m willing to
tackle stuff to (hopefully) figure it out.

Ugh. What a way to start a holiday weekend.

Kevin
S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
Deale, MD
http://kevjot.com/boat/



On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 12:20 PM Harry Juris <harry at citron-too.com> wrote:

> If it works, you will see water coming out.
>
> Harry
> Polar Star 1998 C320 #541
>
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> Kevin Rooney
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Drain aqua lift muffler? Engine won't start after
> charging batteries overnight
>
> Thank you for the reply, Jeffrey.
>
> Before I just start twisting things can you (or anyone) confirm that this
> is what I turn? (see photo at link)
>
> http://kevjot.com/boat/muffler.jpg
>
> If it is, will I hear it drain? In other words, how will I know it worked?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kevin
> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> Deale, MD
> http://kevjot.com/boat/
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 11:28 AM Jeffrey Brown <oceanblues at mac.com> wrote:
>
> > Kevin
> > There should be a little valve at the low point of the muffler, just
> > open it up.
> > Jeff Brown
> > "Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
> > Catalina 320, Hull 78
> > (949) 350-5123
> > oceanblues at mac.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Jul 3, 2020, at 8:23 AM, Kevin Rooney <krooney at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I got to the boat (1995, #211) yesterday evening and tried to start
> > > the engine to no avail. I found that my AGM batteries were low
> > > (they're only 2-years-old), which led me to realize that the shore
> > > power line was ajar enough to keep juice from getting to the boat.
> > >
> > > The fridge had been running down the batteries for 4 days in hot
> weather.
> > >
> > > I let the batteries charge overnight. They appear to be OK now. I
> > > don't know much about electrical stuff but it certainly seems that
> > > it should
> > now
> > > start the engine with one battery showing a voltage of 12.6 and the
> > > other 12.4.
> > >
> > > Photos of voltmeter: http://kevjot.com/boat/battery.jpg
> > >
> > > Might I need to drain the Aqua Lift muffler because of too much
> cranking?
> > > If so, how do I do that?
> > >
> > > Of any other ideas?
> > >
> > > Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > > S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> > > Deale, MD
> > > http://kevjot.com/boat/
> >
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