It was exactly what I thought it was, bad battery cables. Took volt meter and checked battery, 12.5 volts, then load tested battery..12.5 volts, then at solenoid 12,5 volts, then hold volt meter on positive side at solenoid and turn key to start, voltage drops to 0. Battery cables do break down with all the motion of steering an outboard. Built a new set of cables with 6 gauge multistrand, back in business. Easy way to check it if you don't have a good volt meter. Take a set of jumper cables and connect positive to battery, connect other end of jumper cable to hot side of solenoid, then engage solenoid with key switch. If it spins over, the positive cable is broken down. Do the same with the ground side of the jumper cables. You are basically bypassing the battery cables on the motor using jumper cables.
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