I have the 4.5 Kw Gas carb genny. I am convinced it is my fuel lift pump and have ordered a replacement. There was no fuel in the line from the tank through the water/ gas separator, down to the generator. I by-passed the solenoid and cranked the genny for quite a while then checked the lines...
I have a Westerbeke genny and have a bad fuel solenoid. I have manually put it in by-pass but still can't get fuel to the genny. I'm guessing I need to prime manually, or might I have a bad fuel pump also???? Thanks for any help you can porvide!
So Saturday we fired and ran out to a cove for a few hours. Went to leave and the starboard engine wouldn't start. It was cranking just fine but wouldn't fire up. We limp back to the slip on one engine. Had a friend come over and try to help figure out what was going on. He bumped the throttle...
So Saturday the boat fired up and we headed out. After spending a few hours at anchor, went to leave and the starboard engine would not start. Limped back in on one engine in a heavy wind (that was NO fun). Got the motor started in the slip finally and the belt started screaming. Top pulleys...
We have a 51" Powercat booked through The Moorings for fall of 2019. For a bareboat powercat, they have a questionnaire you fill out to qualify for the bareboat option. They are looking for your experience with boats of similar size (within ~10'), twin engine experience, and general off-shore...