TOTAL BONEHEAD MISTAKE!! and feel like a total dummy! Went out to the river this weekend to do some wrenching on the boat, drop it in the water and do a test run. Then tow it home to replace the floor. Well in my rush to get everything hooked up and in the water before the rain started again I swapped the wires on my No.1 battery. I flipped the switch and immediately saw my wires glowing red, tried to flip the switch back off but it erupted in white smoke and was going for a good 15 seconds before i could reach back in and shut it off.
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Visible damage:
Positive wire from #1 battery to switch melted
Positive wire from #2 battery to switch melted
Negative wire from #1 battery to ground melted
Negative wire from #2 battery to ground melted
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The common wire from the switch to the starter stayed intact.
The stereo wires both positive and negative which were connected to #2 battery both stayed intact.

I replaced the switch with a new perko
New positive wires for #1&2
New negative wires for #1&2
New common wire, switch to starter.

2 new batteries
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Hooked up everything yesterday for a test fire, stereo worked, But I got no response from the motor.

What else do i have to replace? My thought is the starter, but this board has the knowledge, I don't. Any advice is helpful, I'm trying my best not to take it to a shop and spend unnecessary money.

Thanks in advance,

Aaron

hate when i do something like that when in a hurry

what about the ignition switch wire or key switch? time to get out the test meter and buzz it out or see where the power stops flowing. sorry thats all i have. good luck 

Key switch, Ill look into it

if its a HEI distributor theres a chip inside under the rotor... thats probably toast once you slapped some positive juice up the negative...   you can crank it over and pull a plug and see if you're getting spark.

it wont crank at all or i would try that

starter or starter solenoid.  use a jumper wire from the battery to test em. 

never mind, youtube handled that question. Ill give that a try tomorrow.