Frolic

Frolic
Frolic, our 2005 Mainship 30 Pilot II replaced Calypso in 2015

Friday, June 9, 2017

Covered for now

Friday, 9 June 2017
A bit of better news – we’re covered for now
A skinny mechanic called in by “T” Caldwell the marina manager here at Columbus Marina came today and tore into the generator.  What at first blush looked to me like a crack in the exhaust manifold was actually the engine side of the manifold backing out of the engine due to loosened nuts on the studs which secure it in place.  BIG relief not to be looking for that part, because it is unfindable for this 30-year old generator.  T got busy with his parts supplier and in a half hour found the necessary gaskets needed for when we replace the manifold on the engine.  While back there digging around on the generator, the mechanic also found the starter had a burned up positive lead on the solenoid; so the out came the starter and into the back of the mechanic’s truck.  This may have been the source of the burning electrical smell we experienced the other day.
Next to the problem of no charging current getting to the house battery from the alternator.  The battery charged up just fine on the inverter’s battery charge last night; so that side of things is OK.  Had the generator been working, I could have charged the battery using the inverter’s charger while underway, but that method was also not available.  So the plan now is to install two Blueseas automatic charging relays (ACR), one between the main engine star battery and the house batteries, and one between the main engine battery and the generator starting battery.  T can make the battery cables for me right here at the marina’s work shop.

Today at 1100 I moved the boat from the guest dock to a covered, and I didn’t even have to lower the mast.  So we are good for the time being while we await further developments with the generator.

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