Ground cable condition? Solenoid issue

[AsacNJ]

Got to the ramp the other day and pushed the ski off the trailer. Tried to start the motor it dragged then died. Then the solenoid started clicking. I replaced the solenoid and put in a new battery. The engine started up and sounded amazing. I turned it off then click click click in the solenoid.

Upon further inspection I started finding corroded grounds all over the place. I jumped the starter and it turned over fine.

Wanted to see if these grounds could be causing the starting issues? Do I need to buy factor stuff or can I just add a grounding cable to the engine?

 

[1of500]

Need to replace the entire cable

 

[mikidymac]

I have been building my own new ones with marine wire from bestboatwire.com.

 

[AsacNJ]

I have been building my own new ones with marine wire from bestboatwire.com.

Nice I was trying to see if I could get the supplies locally

 

[AsacNJ]

Need to replace the entire cable

Figured that thank you. Think I could just use the correct wire or does it need to be like factory ground cable?

 

[mikidymac]

The marine cable is really better because all the automotive stuff is just copper and will corrode pretty fast.

I use the factory ends and again, from bestboatwire with the solder pellets and heat shrink.

If you don't want to DIY Nick at Westside Powersports Seadoo sells new custom made cables.

 

[AsacNJ]

The marine cable is really better because all the automotive stuff is just copper and will corrode pretty fast.

I use the factory ends and again, from bestboatwire with the solder pellets and heat shrink.

If you don't want to DIY Nick at Westside Powersports Seadoo sells new custom made cables.

Wow awesome thank you!

 

[AsacNJ]

Circling back here everyone with great news, I made all new starting, ground and battery cables and they came out great.

Everything working great now she fired right up. Could not reuse the lugs unfortunately but I bought new copper ones for a few dollars.