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[Parsely]

Remove engine cover
Inspect battery

[Naturegirl1999]

Remove engine cover
Inspect battery

+1

[Ostathel]

are any of the batteries we found comparable with the engine?

   Yes, they both can work.

Remove engine cover
Inspect battery

   You take the screwdriver from the toolbox in the berth.
   The engine cover comes off easily.
   The battery has a thin coating of salt-water corrosion on its terminals, and an expired date-code sticker.
   

[Naturegirl1999]

take out the corroded battery
Find new battery for engine
Put new battery in engine
Try to take the corrosion layer off of the old battery

[King Zultan]

take out the corroded battery
Find new battery for engine
Put new battery in engine
Try to take the corrosion layer off of the old battery

+1 But removing the corrosion from the battery won't do anything, as its probably trashed.

[Parsely]

Since there's two batteries we probably have to choose one, so I guess use the dust buster battery?

[ConscriptFive]

Eh, draining other batteries is probably a bad idea.  We need a jumpstart.  Radioing another boater for a jumpstart is probably the way to go.

[King Zultan]

I think we're replacing the motors crap battery with a different one, not draining one into it hopping it'll start it.

[Naturegirl1999]

Yes, we are replacing the old battery with a new one

[Ostathel]

take out the corroded battery

   With the help of more tools from the toolbox, you remove the corroded battery.
   

Try to take the corrosion layer off of the old battery

   You suspect that the corrosion might have caused increased electrical resistance.  You wash off the old battery using some of the deck cleaning equipment.  It looks a lot better now.

Find new battery for engine

Since there's two batteries we probably have to choose one, so I guess use the dust buster battery?

Put new battery in engine

   The dust-buster battery doesn't quite fit, but that's OK since you only need it once.
   There is some wire and electrical supplies in the toolbox.  You use this to connect the dust-buster battery.
   The dust-buster battery is now wired up to the engine, ready to try starting it up.

[Naturegirl1999]

Close the engine, then start it up

[Ostathel]

Close the engine, then start it up

   After screwing on the engine cover, you try to start the engine.  It takes a few tries, but it is now running.

[Naturegirl1999]

try to park in the marina

[King Zultan]

try to park in the marina

+1

[Ostathel]

try to park in the marina

   You are now floating alongside the guest dock.  You turn off the engine.