Battery Ground Point

[Cabby-Blitz]

Hoping someone here will be able to help with this. I have already called 2 Malibu boat dealers and neither could answer my question. Should mention its a 1995 Malibu Echelon with a inboard motor. I have searched every where and can not figure it out. I want to be certain I get the boat back together right before I try and start it.

Where should the battery ground to, negative starter post or engine block?

[vwjrm]

In my 87 Prostar (direct drive 351) the negative battery cable was grounded to the engine block. You can just barely see it below the port side exhaust manifold.


I replaced the cable once during my ownership of the boat and cleaned the connection every year before I put the boat on the water. The battery was located under the observer seat so it was a much shorter run to the front of the engine block than the starter.

Hope this helps

[Cabby-Blitz]

Thanks for the help. I also stopped by the local dealer and they happened to be working on a similar model and I also saw that its grounded on the block. The cable had enough length to make it safely to the starter thats why I was unsure.