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Dave R · 05-29-2007, 09:02 AM

If your battery has wingnuts, replace them with hex nuts, even if you can get the engine going. Wingnuts are a bad idea on a marine battery; great "handle" though...

If the starter is indeed bad, look into having it repaired rather than replaced. I have found that a starter/alternator rebuild shop will repair them for substantially less than the cost of a new one. I have used a shop in Hampstead NH with excellent results.

05-29-2007, 09:02 AM	#7
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	If your battery has wingnuts, replace them with hex nuts, even if you can get the engine going. Wingnuts are a bad idea on a marine battery; great "handle" though... If the starter is indeed bad, look into having it repaired rather than replaced. I have found that a starter/alternator rebuild shop will repair them for substantially less than the cost of a new one. I have used a shop in Hampstead NH with excellent results. Last edited by Dave R; 05-29-2007 at 10:02 AM.