Capt. Rodbone
Senior Member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2020
- Messages
- 172
- Location
- U.S.
- Vessel Name
- SV Stella Polaris MV Sea Turtle
- Vessel Make
- 1978 VanDine Gaff rigged schooner, 1978 Grand Banks Classic Trawler
First let me say that I have a hunch that given I have three different topics I would like some learned and experienced input on I’m gonna post all three separately. If that is somehow a problem would a moderator please let me know?
So….. my wife and I are on a shakedown cruise on our new to us Grand Banks 42 Trawler with the above generator. After a little use noticed quite a bit of water coming from the bilge so I went below and saw the tray under the generator was full and overflowing. It appeared to be coming from the aft end of the generator so I shut things down to take a look. The pictures show what I have found. A kind gentleman at the dock told me the generator I have is notorious for needing replacement exhaust elbows. The pictures confirm that is needed but I’m also wondering if I should replace the wet exhaust hose at the same time? I’m also wondering if Northern Lights sells direct or if I should try to find a distributor? Lastly it looks like something I could and need to learn how to do myself however I see some wiring which I suspect is for a low water alarm sensor and I’m not sure how high should deal with disconnecting that.
So….. my wife and I are on a shakedown cruise on our new to us Grand Banks 42 Trawler with the above generator. After a little use noticed quite a bit of water coming from the bilge so I went below and saw the tray under the generator was full and overflowing. It appeared to be coming from the aft end of the generator so I shut things down to take a look. The pictures show what I have found. A kind gentleman at the dock told me the generator I have is notorious for needing replacement exhaust elbows. The pictures confirm that is needed but I’m also wondering if I should replace the wet exhaust hose at the same time? I’m also wondering if Northern Lights sells direct or if I should try to find a distributor? Lastly it looks like something I could and need to learn how to do myself however I see some wiring which I suspect is for a low water alarm sensor and I’m not sure how high should deal with disconnecting that.