Bubba Shea
Member
- Jun 9, 2011
- 35
- Boat Info
- 1996 370 Sundancer, Simrad NSS 12 w/ 3G radar
- Engines
- 454 Mercruiser
Westerbeke 7.0 Generator
I have a 1996 370 Sundancer with a Westerbeke 7.0 BCG (300 hours) that recently stopped supplying power to the house. I was running with it on and had it running the Air Conditioning units, water pump, etc (running it on a full load), and when I returned to my slip went down below to find no power on the panel. I checked all I could (with the limited knowledge I have about generators and fuses) and still don't have power when running the genset.
I called Westerbeke and they suggested either it was a control module or the entire back end of the generator. Motor runs fine, starts right up with no issues.
Is there a main breaker or "switch" that I can test the output of the genset? I am hoping someone will know if there is a "cheap" fix to this, or am I in for an expensive (initial quote for a back end R&R was around $3500) ordeal?
Any suggestions on what I can do to diagnose on my own?
Thanks,
Bryan
I called Westerbeke and they suggested either it was a control module or the entire back end of the generator. Motor runs fine, starts right up with no issues.
Is there a main breaker or "switch" that I can test the output of the genset? I am hoping someone will know if there is a "cheap" fix to this, or am I in for an expensive (initial quote for a back end R&R was around $3500) ordeal?
Any suggestions on what I can do to diagnose on my own?
Thanks,
Bryan