[Straad]

launched the boat, engine started fine
went to trim down motor and just got a fast click,click,click,click
this had happened a few weeks back when it rained a ton and the boat got wet but the next day was fine
well this time i was out with a buddy that is an electrician
so he starts poking around

(should note this is on a 1995 Barchetta 182)
well on your battery is the two main poles positive and negative, like a car
then there are smaller poles with wing nuts on them
well the negative wing nut has 2 wires
one leads to what i believe is the fuel pump
and the other to the tilt trim electric hydraulic pump
the two "o" connectors on this pole are copper and didnt appear to be corroded to me, but my electrician friend noticed they were green (what happens when copper corrodes)

we pulled them off,
scraped them with a knife we had onboard
reattached them
and everything worked fine

so it was a very easy fix, if you knew where to look, so i thought i would post here in case anyone else has a similar problem

went on to have a great day of boating which could have been ruined
moral of the story...allways take an electrician fishing

[mikeyt]

yep....you can always use the electrician as bait if nothing goes wrong with the boat.

[ShabahZ250]

changed the title, seemed more appropriate.

This is a great point to be made, for some reason our boats electrical connections are very susceptible to corrosion. Clean your contacts first if you're having any strange electrical behavior!