not starting but battery charged

[joysticks]

I fully charged my battery and I can get the transom to go up and down but the instrument panel doesn't work, no clicking no nothing
gonna work on replacing one end of a bellows w/o out taking lower unit off ugh. but does it sound like I blew a fuse? and which one hope this doesn't post twice

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

I once forgot about the cut out switch.

 

[lowclass21]

Sounds like a fuse or maybe even a bad or loose ground. I would surely make sure all connections are tight and clean. You don't have a battery switch do you? I know my boat has 2 batteries with a battery selector and on off switch. I know I can trim and start my motor with the batteries on off, which I always found weird but the helm (dash) will be completely off lol

 

[alldodge]

I fully charged my battery and I can get the transom to go up and down but the instrument panel doesn't work, no clicking no nothing
gonna work on replacing one end of a bellows w/o out taking lower unit off ugh. but does it sound like I blew a fuse? and which one hope this doesn't post twice

What the others mentioned and will add: not knowing what year your boat is there is a 20amp fuse behind the dash, or in your fuse panel. Also check you reconnected all the wires back on the battery, and the 50amp breaker on the engine (red button).

 

[Bt Doctur]

Are you positive you have the 2 large battery cables hooked up? And not just the small black for the trim pump.
But then ,WE DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR WORKING ON

 

[joysticks]

sorry I have a 1999 mercruiser alpha 1 gen 2

 

[ktbarrentine]

gonna work on replacing one end of a bellows w/o out taking lower unit off ugh.

Why make things so hard on yourself? Take the outdrive off and make things much easier for this job. Takes all of five minutes! And you can do your other required preventive maintenance at the same time (u-joints, gimbal bearing inspections, lubes, alignment checks, etc)

 

[Bt Doctur]

I know of no Mercruiser drive that has wires for starting??????????????

 

[joysticks]

sorry I have a 1999 mercruiser alpha 1 gen 2 also I have a screw stuck in the outdrive i have tried everything pounding screwdrivers into it, pliers - wasting the whole day on it need to take it out to fix a bellows that got loose-sorry again, doing 2 things at once, hope to finish bellow repair tomorrow and then try to start using your recommendations tnx all

 

[Bt Doctur]

Something is wrong here, you went from an electrical issue to pounding screwdrivers into the outdrive.The bellows would not affect starting????????????????