Well been a few days behind on tearing into things. I located the starter last night and while right by it I had my dad turn the key on. It's definitely a "click" that you hear. I found a starter and alternator rebuilder not to far away so I am planning to have him go through and reman things. Hoping the current no go issue is just the starter, but I am thinking that either way it wouldn't hurt to get that freshened because I am pretty sure that the last 2 seasons of it sounding like a dead battery and chugging for a few seconds before really turning over were the starter getting weaker(?). Have a houseboat trip over the 4th so hoping to have everything reliable before I head down.