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Old 06-11-2012, 12:47 AM   #1

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Default Low Oil Gauge/ Not starting

Hello, recently purchased 2008 Mariah SC23 Cuddy IO Mercruiser Alpha 1 120 hours

Just had annual maintenance *completed (water pump/oil change/new belts/carb fuel filter) by local repair shop.

Took boat out today for first time and had troule 30 mins into boating. Stopped boat to reapply sunscreen and boat would not start. Noticed alert and low oil pressure (0 psi). Boat did not appear to be overheating? Ended our day by being towed in by BoatUS.

Any idea what potential problems occurred? Would the potential problems been overlooked/caused by mechanic
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    Default Re: Low Oil Gauge/ Not starting

    Need a little more info to try and help. Is your boat fuel injected or does it have a carb? Did you turn off the engine or did it quit on its own? Does the engine alarm sound when you turn move the key to the on position then go off when the engine starts? Were all the gauges reading normal levels before the problem happened?
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    If the engine is not running, then you will not have oil pressure. If it is running, and you have no oil pressure, then you should turn it off immediately!
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    Default Re: Low Oil Gauge/ Not starting

    Thanks. Ended up carborator was flooding the engine causing it not to start. $400 later a rebuilt carborator and I'm back on the water. Boat= bust out another thousand
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