When you get the boat back have someone turn the key to start it and use a test light/meter to make sure your getting power through your signal wire to the solenoid and with the key on in the run position make sure your getting power to coil. Sounds like the signal wire may have high resistance or broke. Or possibly there is a fuse in line?

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

i,ve done my share of wiring...and yha it is simple...i just dont know what could of evan happend....like my prev post one day started fine no issue and the next day no go 
i really think a naighbors cat or rackoon or skunk....i know it sounds funny but theres alot around here....got in there when my seats where out ....but still that evan said...i have power at the key ign. start.and batt. and at the terminal block(new and new) and i jump starter and it jumps...jump solenoid and it jumps soooooo cleaned and put new connectors on evrything.....still no go....i just dont get it ...gona order new wire harness but i really dont think thats evan gona work 

look at it this way... you bought a used boat, in unknown condition.  just to make sure sometimes you just gotta redo things.  better to find out NOW than in the middle of the lake when it doesnt start.  easy way yo ruin a weekend.  you think the wife has problems with the boat now, just wait until she has to paddle for 3 hours to get back to the trailer. 

lmao...yes i have been there 2!!! been on the totaly other side of the lake when steering cable brooke!!! the funny thing was all my buddys were on the boat and "drunk" not me! and had no paddles!! try getting 5 drunk guys on the same page and no paddles!!! was the best trip i ever had  so im very happy this happend in my driveway

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=99707&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50596&subdeptNum=50611&classNum=50613

thats the one i have.  telescopes and collapses into a nice little tiny paddle.  its not like we have tons of space to store a giant paddle.

update.... it was the solenoid ...guess i got a bunk one  i know i cant return it but i sure will let cp know about it 

oh no any good store will take back a bad part. you do have receipt right?

yha i,ve had nothing but good from them 2....i have a receipt . i just thought they wont take a part that has been installed ? but its cool im sure they will work something out with me... not a prob ill take care of it next week 

ok a lot of questions here let start off with when it starts and runs and then dies it wont restart? or does it start right back up??

didnt change anything or touch anything on the carb....just replaced the manual fuel pump...

start at your fuel lines make sure there is no clogs. you want a nice free flow to the pump.

the only thing i can think of is the new holly pump had bigger inlet and outlet so i had 2 reduce right at the pump...could this be the issue? i need bigger fuel lines?

no under a load maybe but not at idle.

anything? i dont think its the pump ...and i dont think its the carb....

there are things that you can do to remove things it is not.