tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771846614369587770.post2460483148478279206..comments2024-03-28T12:04:20.562-07:00Comments on s/v Luckness: Another little project (2)Craig McPheetershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17160860716380052097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771846614369587770.post-89861246978921560582011-01-03T19:03:31.822-08:002011-01-03T19:03:31.822-08:00Thanks for passing that experience along. There i...Thanks for passing that experience along. There is a limit to the number of spares you can expect to carry along, and I wouldn't have thought that an alternator arm would be necessary! I'll be sure to add those items to what I look for when I check the engine.<br /><br />As for anchoring out wit ya all, that would be great! Luckness is going to be out of commission for most of the rest of the winter however. There's a lot of work going on. Spring time would be good!Craig McPheetershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160860716380052097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771846614369587770.post-38069512004611554472011-01-03T11:54:16.385-08:002011-01-03T11:54:16.385-08:00Hey Craig!
We have a Yanmar similiar to yours and...Hey Craig!<br /><br />We have a Yanmar similiar to yours and had a Balmar 100 alternator. Keep a close eye on the tension in the mounting bolt at the foot of the alternator and at the bracket mounting bolt at the water pump. Our alternator ended up vibrating for some reason which broke the bolt off on the water pump, elongated the mounting hole for the alternator foot and ruined the alternator. Which is why Hello World has been tied to a dock for the last 6 months. We finally got it fixed last week but was a galactic pain in the ass.<br /><br />We think that part of the reason is that the Balmars have just a single mounting foot at the bottom, rather than the two feet that the Hitachi alternators have. Mainly, we just didn't keep a close enough eye on that part of the engine.<br /><br />Anyways, the install looks great! When are we gonna head out and anchor somewhere?<br /><br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253485240286762249noreply@blogger.com