I think these are related, but thought I would get some advice on possible remedies. I have owned 86 470 for two years. I had previously been at 43mph at 4400 rpms and a 21p prop. This year I have had the boat in the water a few times. This year I replaced the starter and small fuel filter...
I have a merc 170 and last season I turned her off while out on the lake. She would not restart. Trying to restart it the negative wire off the battery got very hot. So I replaced it. After that I still could not get it started. This brings me to this season. the engine this year would not...